Hallway light replacement - LBL Lania Grande
I've got a major crush on this light, and would appreciate your feedback on how this looks in my hallway, before I proceed.
The light itself is 20" wide x 10.5" tall. My current light is around 19" wide and 17" tall, and I tried to size the mockups accordingly. These are 8' ceilings.
One last - from the front door:
Yes, no? Thanks in advance!
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6 years agonosoccermom is correct. In your mock up, it appears that you've shortened the rod - do you plan to do that? Since it's actually just shy of 25" in 'drop', anyone over 5'8" would hit it passing under.
It does come in a flush mount version - 6" high and 13" across -
oldbat2be thanked My3dogs ME zone 5A- 6 years ago
Fori - honeybee sticker :) Glad you liked - here's another pendant for you,their Vetra. which I'm trying to place somewhere in the house (This is huge on my screen for some reason).
nosoccermom, my3dogs - I would plan on cutting the rod to 5 or 6 inches.
I'm struggling with whether the size is too big for the space - but I would also like a light that stands out, in a clean way. I am considering the LED version of this - either way, bulbs would be pretty.
I feel the flushmount would be too small, and it only has two lights in it.
- 6 years ago
- 6 years ago
Update on the light. First, this is one spectacular light and the light output from the LED bulbs was more than sufficient for the space. That said - it did not work for the space.
This was DH's Saturday morning - take old light down, reattach current box so that it would be able to bear the weight (18 pounds), then temporarily install light using shortest rod (so I could see it in place). Then, take down light, pack away, and reinstall original light. SO productive!
JudyG and Fori - You nailed it. I could not bear the exposed bulbs overhead.
Second, this light will look best in a really bright space; this hallway is fairly dark. Third, the light is malformed - one side was almost an inch taller than the other, which means heavier as well. The support rod hangs down from the middle of the canopy and swivels/pivots - meaning there is no way to adjust.
Remember - all these are with the light bottom at 24" (it would actually be much higher). This picture doesn't look bad with Shadow (indoor cat) wondering why the door is open...
This isn't bad (other than big and low):
But here, lighted, the bulbs take center stage.
When the light is on, the bulbs play a larger role, which I like less (also you can see the tilt here)
Ah, but in natural light, the honey comb is so beautiful. Note almost 11" height here (and almost an inch of space between the wire and the glass at the bottom):
And here you see 10".
Can you tell I really love the light and would have liked it to work out? It would be stunning for the right space (over a table).Back to the drawing board and another productive Saturday in DH's future....
6 years ago
Fori