When choosing a chandelier for the living room, you should pay attention to several of its parameters. The living room is designed primarily for family celebrations, receiving guests, watching TV with the whole family. As a rule, this is the first room that a guest who comes to the house sees and can judge the whole house from it. Below are some practical tips with photos to help you design your living room lighting.
A pendant lamp should brightly illuminate the living room. Chandeliers with textile lampshades are not the best choice, they do not give bright light. You can use a chandelier with textile lampshades if there are other light sources in the living room, such as floor lamps, wall sconces, table lamps. 
Chandelier shape
For square living rooms, choose round chandelier models, for elongated rectangular ones, a composition of several lamps arranged in one row.
Chandelier in the living room with dark furniture
Dark furniture and a generally dark living room interior will reflect light worse than light surfaces. Therefore, it is better to choose a chandelier with a large number of shades (if the area allows), or complement a small chandelier with sconces, floor lamps, etc. 
From a decorative and practical point of view, a chandelier made of glass, crystal and metal parts is well suited to a dark living room. Such a model transmits and / or reflects daylight and artificial light.
Chandelier in the living room with light furniture
In bright living rooms, a chandelier can maintain an overall calm range or, on the contrary, be a bright element.
Chandelier can play not only a practical role, but also a decorative one. So, hanging classic chandeliers, as an accent piece, are placed in a modern interior. A strict geometric model, on the contrary, fit into classic living rooms.