Pendant fixtures are decorative lights that will enhance any space in your home! Keep reading for lighting ideas that fit your style!
There are many ways to incorporate decorative lighting into your home and pendants are one of the best ways to do that. With many styles to choose from it can be hard to narrow down the ones that are the best for you. Below we will cover a few of the most popular styles of pendant lighting. From modern to vintage you can be sure of finding what you are looking for!
Modern Pendant Lighting
When it comes to modern or contemporary lighting, the best policy to stick by is less is more. Keeping it simple will add an attraction piece that doesn’t overwhelm the room. There are many ways to achieve this and they all depend on your preferences!
If you are into shapes, go geometric! Also known as abstract, geometric pendants are airy fixtures that immediately catch the eye. They come in many different shapes such as diamond, square, and circular. They are also designed to be open shapes that create an abstract look. As far as colors go, matte black is a favorite, but silver and gold are also very popular.
As far as simple but classy goes you cannot go wrong with glass shades. Spheres are the most popular especially for kitchens and dining rooms. However, there are some fun shapes out there that combine geometric with glass shades for a unique look! Examples of this would include our Ballarat Diamond Pendant or the Fathom Oval Pendant. Bubble glass shades are also beautiful additions to your fixture so make sure to check out our collections!
You can also do away with the shade altogether and use single bulbs as your pendant fixture! Using a large bulb installed directly into the pendant base you can create a unique piece that makes the room stand out. A great option would our Diamond Bulb Pendant or the Natural Marble Pendant. The spiral filament and amber glow will be sure to make an impression!
Farmhouse / Vintage Pendant Lighting
Vintage and farmhouse lighting is tricky because you want to get that antique look without them looking dingy. Luckily there are many beautiful pendants out there do exactly that. With the proper coloring and design, you can achieve your perfect look!
Much like modern pendants, vintage pendants can be geometric as well. Square shapes are among the most common of them, but circular shapes are also popular. Lantern pendants are also favorites that add the perfect blend of antique and classy.
You might be noticing that as far as shape goes vintage and farmhouse pendant lighting is like modern lighting and you would be right. What makes them different is their finish and the material used. Instead of strong colors, they stick to soft ones like driftwood, bronze, and white. They also use materials like fence wire, barn wood, or metal that is often paired with antique bulbs. These features will warm up your space making it a cozy place to be.
One of the best ways to give your space a vintage look is an open bulb pendant. These types of pendants skip the shade completely making a larger decorative bulb the focus. The bulbs come in fun and different shapes like spheres or beehives. Other pendants like this that would be perfect in a vintage styled room would be our blown glass collection which includes the Glacier Bulb Pendant and the Jewel Bulb Pendant.
Industrial Pendant Lighting
If you can’t decide between vintage or modern lighting do both! Industrial lighting blends the vintage bulbs with the finish of the modern design. Industrial lighting breaks up the normal with a dramatic flair. If this sounds appealing then industrial pendants might be the style for you!
The best part of industrial lighting is that there is no set shape or design. They can be designed with a pulley system hoisting them up or attached to a piece of wood as a backdrop. Industrial pendants are no exception to this rule. Sometimes clustered together or used as one larger light, there is no end to the possibilities for these pendants.
A good example of the pulley fixtures would be our beautiful Iron Hill Pendant that comes with either one or three lights. If you are looking for something subtler, the Watson Pendant would be perfect in single fixture applications. To do a multiple fixture layout, pendants like the Nostalgic Amber Pendant would look amazing.
Sometimes industrial lighting will imitate other fixtures which makes them even more unique. The Fan Style Pendant is an example of this. Or you can try pendants that are like chandeliers like the Three Light Pendant that adopts the pulley system to combine several lights at once. Caged pendants are very popular as well especially for high traffic areas where the lights might need a little extra protection.
As you can probably already tell the most important part of industrial lighting is the antique bulbs. The bulbs are as much part of the aesthetic of the fixtures as they are the light source. Having an exposed bulb or even an open bulb fixture is going to make your industrial pendant stand out even more!
The possibilities are endless with these versatile fixtures and they are easy to install! With all the styles out there, it’s easy to see why people love them so much. So, update your space with the perfect pendant today!
