Pendant lighting encompasses a broad array of lights – anything that hangs from the ceiling, basically – and includes everything from chandeliers to spotlights over the bar. Use pendant lighting to increase ambient light in a space, to accent nooks or provide extra illumination over a table, for example. Keep in mind, also, that pendant lights come in a wide variety of styles and prices, so you can easily use the lights as decorative fixtures in addition to their more utilitarian function. Pendant lights can have several lights stemming from a main cable or they could be smaller, with only one bulb. Figuring out which you prefer, along with a budget and a style preference, will make your shopping experience much easier.
Having the right lighting in your kitchen is incredibly important. Especially in a larger kitchen, or one where you do a lot of entertaining, just your standard bank of fluorescent lights probably isn't going to cut it. Good kitchen lighting comes in layers - that means different types of light different quantities of light, and light in a lot of different areas, not just in the center of your kit...
I think many of us tend to take lighting fixtures for granted. After all, I'm willing to bet that - with maybe a few exceptions - most of the lighting fixtures in your home aren't terribly remarkable, and are maybe even a little bit boring. But I'm a big believer that the right lighting fixture can really make a room, and so much better if the design is a hop and a step outside the norm. I think t...
I've mentioned elsewhere that reclaimed industrial furniture is starting to make a big comeback in the design world. Maybe the most widespread and universal example of this is the resurgence of the light bulb pendant. The decorative equivalent of a bare bulb on a string, antique models sport beautiful sockets attached to long cords, often with old fashioned bulbs. But this look has also been appro...
