Drop pendants are fantastic in a kitchen, lined up along a counter or over the sink. They can work in the right dining room too, in multiples, or flanking a bed over nightstands.
Drop 2 Pendant, $275
Noir Pendant Lamp, $248
Glass Jug Pendant, $498
Capri Bottle Pendant, $195
Mega Bulb Pendant Light, $285
Globe Pendant, $99
Golden Sap Pendant, $248
These lights bring a little something to most spaces. They toughen up a too-sweet interior, they age the brand-new, and they complement the aged.
Edison Cage Light, $58
Victory Pendant Lamp, $149
Emmett Pendant Light, $329
Small Vintage Pendant, $175
Workshop Cage Lights, $225
I have just a few more styles to go in my lighting series, and then I’ll wrap up with some ideas on choosing lighting fixtures that complement each other. This is my take on traditional chandeliers. Beautiful and a little more decorative, but still very clean and modern.
Eliza Clear Chandelier, $2695
Eclipse Chandelier, $499
Calais White Chandelier, $399
Continuing on with the lighting series, we have some lovely round and airy choices.
I played it cool when we bought our house, asking if the light in the dining room was staying. I recognized it as a Nelson Saucer (#4 above), a light I had always had my eye on. And yes it stayed. A couple of years later, when the original owners came back to see the house, they notice I had moved the light into the living room and remarked that had they known I liked it so much, they would have left the other one they had too, instead of tossing it out (!).
Random Light, $605-$2418
Väte Pendant, $9
Tulip Pendant, $79
Nelson Saucer Pendant Lamp, $195-$435
PS Maskros, $49-$89
This is the type of light we have above our dining table. That’s really the only place a long, rectangular light makes sense, and they do add a lot of drama to a dining room. I long for that fourth one, though ours is pretty close to number two.
Continuing on in our lighting miniseries, we have the hanging drum shades. I think these are particularly well-suited to living rooms, but they’re versatile.
Half Moon Pendant, $635
Kulla, $70
Weave Pendant Light, $199
Eden Pendant Lamp, $60