Pendant Lighting Ideas To Help Define Your Home

In an open plan home, pendant lights can help to define different zones. This subtle lighting layout not only gives definition to your home, but is a thoughtful way to add to your home's aesthetic whether you have contemporary or traditional decor. Some typical zones that pendant lights help to define are the kitchen, dining and lounge rooms.

When coming up with pendant lighting ideas for your kitchen, you need to consider what the desired effected is.



For example, do you wish for your kitchen itself to be the feature, the lights, or even both? If you decide on the lights being a feature then it is important to be thoughtful of both size and design. For stand-out pendants over a kitchen bench, materials such as crystal, chrome and wood become instant feature pieces along with anything that has some colour. If you're after subtle and simple pendant light ideas, then try materials such as glass, satin chrome and white coloured pendants which work best when they are smaller in size and not overly detailed.

Conversely, if your aim is to highlight the features of your kitchen and ensure that it's comfortable and practical to use, you'll want to explore pendant lighting ideas that provide the most illumination. For example, if you are lighting a standard kitchen bench that is roughly three meters long, a row of three pendants works best to provide an even lighting along the benchtop.

Dining room pendants are commonly situated above a dining table, and so the type of pendant used is generally determined by the size and shape of this table. If you have a round or square dining table then it is recommended you use a singular pendant light that works with the size of table and style of the room.



If you have a rectangular dining table then you can use a few different combinations of pendants. Firstly, a bar of pendants will work well over a rectangular dining table and by adjusting the heights of the pendants to alternate low and high lengths you can achieve an interesting dynamic that instantly modernises your dining room. Secondly, a great pendant lighting idea is to mix and match different individual pendants over a rectangular dining table. Depending on the length of the table and the size of your pendants, you can use a pair of complementary designs, or even up to three or four different pendants.

Lounge room pendant lights typically are larger in size and should play off the decor of the space. Crystal lights, drum pendants and larger detailed pendants work well in lounge rooms. If you have an open plan home it is always best to consider the other lighting used in the surrounding area, and aim to stay within the same style in order to achieve a cohesive living space.

If it also important to consider how much lighting you require. Many pendant lights come with a single lamp holder only, which in some larger lounge areas is not sufficient lighting.

By using pendants in all the above areas you can create definition to these zones, which won't look too busy or obtrusive and helps with the flow of one designated space to another. With our variety of lights, you're sure to find the one that will turn your pendant lighting ideas into a reality.