There is nothing quite like a chandelier to anchor a room with unabashed opulence. Treating light as a kind of artistic celebration and not a mere household necessity, they make for strong interior decorating summary statements, sending forth a room’s stylistic signature from within a burst of illumination. And there’s all kinds of imaginative riffs on the classic crystal-fest of the originals.

The choice of red to contrast against the clear elements turn the elegant lines sinister, as if splashed with drops of blood. From Fantasia Clear by Alabelys.

The closing of a neighborhood bike shop and an abandoned schoolhouse resulted in this industrial-chic waterfall of teardrop prisms and silver chain descending from a shiny sprocket. From ThirteenTwenty.

This “modern urban hybrid conceptual glass chandelier” looks swiped from the circle of hell where Satan keeps the beet demons. From Attila Design.

A retro vibe tidies things up towards kitschy minimalism with cute little striped lampshades and solid red. From The Blodgett Lighthouse.

An amusement park teacup ride, in lamp form. This seller specializes in themed chandeliers for nurseries and other atmospheres of gentle surrealism. From Whimsical Collections.