A Shopper's Guide to Pendant Lights

By Greg Long

Lighting is a key ingredient when designing any room in your home or even outside the house. Mini pendant lights, also known as hanging lights can change the ambiance when installed in your home.

Pendant lights come in many different styles, from contemporary to traditional styles. Of course, the type of lighting fixture you choose is just a matter of preference.

If you're designing a modern room or home you'll obviously want to keep it consistent. The best pendant lights for you are probably going to be a real chic cut glass or stainless steel model. I've seen some incredible contemporary designs.

Tiffany-style pendants are the more traditional type. Their usually designed with beautiful stained glass and the colors are bright. These are one of my favorite styles and when matched in the right setting, can make a huge difference. It's one of those things that everyone will notice in your home!

Pendant lights can be placed in many different rooms throughout the home, office or even outside the house. If you have high ceilings in your foyer, that's a great spot for a pendant or multiple pendants; it will have a similar effect as a chandelier. It's lovely to notice this as the first thing when entering a home.

Most people purchasing pendant lights are looking to add these lights to their kitchen. It really adds a nice touch to a kitchen. They're commonly installed over a table or over counter tops. If you're looking to hang them over a counter top, check out island style pendants. They're more affordable than purchasing three or four different pendants, since they're all hanging on one island.

They're also found in the game room, perhaps over a billiards table. If they're over a gaming table, they can hang a bit lower than in a kitchen. Same as if installed at a work space. You want enough light from the pendants so they should be installed closer to the table.

When having these lights installed, make sure they're hanging high enough. It's not fun having to re-do them once they're in, so please make sure they're at least 30' to 40' from the surface. - 33381

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