20 Classic Chandeliers with Modern Appeal
Traditional design lovers don’t bend to flashy trends. Classic details, graceful shapes, and luxurious materials are foundational to timeless, traditional chandeliers.
It doesn’t matter what else you have in the room, the first thing your guests will notice is your chandelier. The right fixture can make or break your dining experience so it’s worthwhile to invest in a chandelier that has a refined grace, casts a gorgeous glow, and fits seamlessly into your room.
We’ve curated a collection of the best of the best classical chandeliers for every type of traditionalist that will elevate your dining room so you don’t have to spend hours searching for the needle in the haystack.
If you’ve found your perfect chandelier, but need help figuring out the right size chandelier for your dining room, check out our full guide, “Dining Room Light Fixture Size Guide: Easy Infographics” for a step-by-step tutorial on picking the correct chandelier size for your space and how high to hang it.
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What Are The Best Traditional Dining Room Chandeliers?
Your dining room has very different lighting needs than any other room in your house. In the kitchen you need bright, clear task lighting to cook. In the living room you want a warm and cozy light that you can turn up or down when you want to read or watch a movie. But in the dining room you want a light fixture that gives enough light so you can see your guests and your food, but low enough that it casts a magical ambiance around the room.
The best traditional light fixtures are based on historical designs. Before electric lighting, homes, mansions, and castles were filled with chandeliers and lanterns that held numerous candles to light the space.
Traditional chandeliers mimic this old-style design with candelabra bulbs, crystal details that throw the light elegantly around the room, and gilt metal or wood finishes for an opulent look.
Let’s take a look at some of the most gorgeous classic chandeliers that have all the right details to make your dining room shine.
Top 25 Traditional Dining Room Chandeliers
Lido Chandelier
The Lido Chandelier by Niermann Weeks for Visual Comfort features graceful curves with antique mirror that throws beautiful light around your dining room from the four faux wax candelabras.
Classic Ring Chandelier
The Classic Ring Chandelier blends traditional simplicity with four stunning finish options, and soft, natural paper shades to provide a warm glow to your dining room.
Entellina 6-Light Chandelier
Create height and add sophisticated drama to your dining room with the Entellina Chandelier featuring delicate cascading crystal strings paired with vintage white and gold details. The 6 candelabra style lights cast a glamorous, old-world shimmer around you and your guests.
Mykonos Lantern Pendant
Architectural lines in a gilded iron finish give a restrained European flair to your dining room. This elegant pendant features a tiered square frame with clear glass panes and four scalloped candelabra sockets for a symmetrical focal point that is perfect over round or square dining tables.
Lancaster 8-Light Chandelier
Well-proportioned to hold visual space, the Lancaster Chandelier provides ample light with 8 natural paper shade candelabras that shine a warm radiance around the room. Available in Aged Iron, Old White (shown here), or Gilded Iron for a custom look tailored to your dining room.
Oslo Chandelier
The Oslo Chandelier is an excellent example of restrained opulence with traditional grace. Delicate beaded crystals are skillfully threaded along the shapely lines of the gilded frame to give a subtle brilliance to your dining room ambiance. Available in Burnished Silver Leaf and Gilded Iron finishes.
Kentfield Pendant
Traditional design doesn’t always mean ornate curves. The crips, clean lines of the Kentfield Pendant give a modern appeal with timeless classical refinement. Available in three sizes for a custom look that will give an elegant, airy light over your dining table.
Lyon Chandelier
Sweeping lines of fine metal chain and strings of beaded crystals are secured to two tiers of patinaed metal rings and flared leaf canopy. Twelve candle style bulbs bounce soft light around the room for an enticing glitter with romantic vintage style.
Gramercy Lantern
Crowned in brilliant brass and clear glass, the Gramercy Lantern features delicate ring details around the frame and four faux wax candle style lights that cast a grand glow over you and your guests.
Sanibel Chandelier
Hand-strung coco beads are artfully arranged along graceful, coral-inspired white wood branches for a classic European grotto design. Made individually by skilled artisans, no two chandeliers are alike.
Launceton Ring Chandelier
A bold brass ring frame holding six candle-style lights with solid, structured arms hold court over you and your guests for an restrained yet regal ambiance in your dining room.
Parker Metal Flared Pendant
Modern meets traditional in the Parker Metal Flared Pendant. A crisp, conical natural paper shade is accented with an interior gold-leaf finish for a gorgeous glow over your dining table with an understated elegance.
Kingali Chandelier
Three tiers of natural rattan tied together with bands of woven wrought iron ties hold a brass stem of 7 candelabra lights for a dramatic, classical garden feel with modern geometric accents.
Country 6 – Light Chandelier
A Belgian white wood frame adds European rustic charm with six delicately curved arms that hold space over your dining table for an elegant, Gustavian shabby chic style.
Brussels Chandelier
A French black finish canopy with a regal gold leaf interior shade casts a handsome glow over your dining table from the six-light candle style arms for a vintage feel with modern restraint.
Calais Chandelier
Sculptural glass filament feathers tied to a gilded iron candelabra ring cast a glamorous glow around the room. This opulent chandelier will be a show-stopping conversation piece for you and your guests.
Marigot Chandelier
Delicate strings of seeded glass beads create graceful curves along the antique burnished brass frame. Six candle style lights shine an airy, soft light that bounces off of the brass frame and beads.
Calliope Chandelier
Inspired by bamboo leaves, the Calliope Chandelier features tiers of stemmed fronds in a hand-applied coco cream an ivory finish with 5 lights tucked in amongst the leaves for an elegant and exotic aesthetic.
Ophelia Chandelier
Softly scalloped arms with a subtle gold finish hold six white fabric shaded lights for a charming classic chandelier with understated grace.
Venetian Chandelier
The Venetian Chandelier will be the star of your dining room design. Delicate yet substantial, the six candle style bulbs sit atop handsomely shaped sweeping arms. Available in four different finish options for a custom look to your space.
How Traditional Chandeliers Enhance your Dining Room
Each chandelier on our list features a host of gorgeous details that add elegance and a timeless luxury to your dining room. Delicate strings of crystal beads, gilt gold finishes, and architectural frames provide classic architectural structure with an old world refinement to elevate the surrounding pieces in your dining room.
If you are thinking about adding a traditional chandelier to your dining room, consider the details you would like to include to enhance your space and make it a truly personal reflection of your classic style.
Conclusion
Traditional chandeliers pull the room together while creating a charming and sophisticated ambiance for hosting guests for holidays and special occasions or intimate meals with family and friends.
These classical lighting designs have withstood the test of time and surpassed trends because they are rooted in historical elegance and thoughtful design. If you’re looking for light fixtures with more modern designs, check out our post, “50 Stunning Dining Room Light Fixture Ideas fpr Every Style.“
