A Shopper’s Guide to Pendant Lights

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.

There are so many different options when shopping around for pendant lights. I recommend shopping around online before going to make your purchase and figure out the type of style that best suits your home.

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.

The most popular room in the home to see pendants hanging is in the kitchen. I love seeing these lights over the counter tops or the kitchen table. Not only does it add some light to the kitchen, but it adds a beautiful look. A great option for the counter tops are island style pendants.

If you’re a big gaming person and you happen to have a billiards table, then a pendant light is a must. You can hang the lights just over the table to give some extra light and a great look.

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.

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