Modern Chandeliers
That item has been discontinued, but here are similar options.
Modern chandeliers decide where the eye lands when you walk into a room, and how the room feels once the sun is down. Over a dining table or in a stairwell, a chandelier marks the center of the space. Sized and hung well, it anchors the furniture below it; sized wrong, it floats or crowds.
Our chandeliers sit within our luxury light fixtures: antique brass frames, matte black iron, milk glass, smoke grey glass and clear globes, from compact rings to tall tiered pieces. The edits above split them by finish and room: an antique brass gold chandelier, a matte black iron black chandelier, a table-scaled set of dining room chandeliers, and the taller pieces that suit an entry.
How to size modern chandeliers
Undersizing is the usual mistake. A fixture that looks large in the box often looks right once it is hanging.
A dining chandelier over the table
For a dining chandelier, aim for roughly half to two-thirds the width of the table and hang the bottom about 30 to 36 inches above the top. A long table can take a linear fixture or two round ones.
Chandelier sizing without a table
Add the room's length and width in feet and read the total as inches for a rough diameter: a 12 by 14 foot room suits a fixture around 26 inches across. In an entry, height matters more than width, and a two-story foyer needs a tall or tiered piece to fill the space.
Choosing a statement chandelier by finish
Antique brass chandeliers
Warm and slightly brown, brass sits easily beside wood and leather. More than half of our chandeliers come in it. Under a low bulb it reads deeper than polished gold does.
Matte black iron chandeliers
Black frames stand out against a pale ceiling and recede into a dark one. They hold a room best with some weight to them, such as tiers, a heavy frame or a cluster of globes.
Glass and shade
Milk and frosted glass give soft, even light. Smoke glass dims and warms it. Clear glass shows the bulb, so pick a filament bulb you are glad to look at.
Chandeliers and the lights around them
A chandelier rarely lights a room well alone. Over a long kitchen island, a row of pendants usually beats one fixture, and our modern pendant light range covers that job. In a hall or foyer, pair the chandelier with sconces or ceiling lights so the walls are lit too, and plan the entryway light fixtures as one scheme rather than one piece at a time.
Luxury chandeliers and dimmers
On a dimmer, one chandelier can serve dinner and a late conversation. At full output it lights the table like a work lamp; at a third it lights only the faces around it. If the kitchen has a breakfast table, a compact kitchen chandelier can carry the same finish from our kitchen lighting into the eating area.
Mark the size before you buy
Cut a paper circle at the diameter you are considering and tape it to the ceiling. Look at it from the doorway and from the seat you use most. Whatever looks too small there will look too small once it is hanging.