Sure, we’ve seen chandeliers in the usual places, like over a dining table and in grand entry halls. But there shouldn’t be limits to where these beauties are displayed. With our round up of metal chandeliers, imagine using these to bring a bold look – and soft light – to other rooms as well.

A chandelier in a living room can crown a seating area, and help pull a larger space together. Using a hanging light in a bathroom adds unexpected presence and can be a fun play of scale -and scaling up a multi-arm light in a bedroom is an easy and cost-effective upgrade to mundane existing center ceiling lights.

The lights in this post are all in dark metals with soft paper or linen shades (paper is my preference). These are classic enough to be used in a traditional space, and clean enough to work in more contemporary settings.  Add one to an unexpected space to enlighten your rooms with designer flair.