Track Lighting or Pendant lighting? - Dining Table
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Comments (7)We used hanging pendants made by Roost. They only sell to wholesalers who then retail them. We bought ours locally, via our builder, from a design center so got a deal. Don't know hwat you can find in your area, but I have provided an online link below. We also used the Edison-reproduction, multi-filament bulbs they show in the pic. They are about 11 bucks each w/ shipping, but look waaaaaaay cool, esp. when dimmed, and provide all the light you need when at full power. If you go that way, order some spares. We have not had a burnout in 4 years, but we do not use them daily. Also, we did not want a track sitting across our ceiling to steal the eye away from the task lighting hanging below. Close-up of pendant: http://www.velocityartanddesign.com/details.php?classid=2575&productid=20072&defval=images_products/20072-Cylinder_det.jpg&title= Edison bulb: http://www.antiquelampsupply.com/product/3690 This isn't the greatest pic, but will give you and idea what they look like on our large island. There is seating for 3 on the right side of the L. Here is a link that might be useful: Roost retailer link...See MoreVote on lightingLooking for pendant light for dining table
Comments (5)kats- I've been thinking about your space and while I like the pull down style pendant lamp, I think it's too "lightweight" for your space. The soaring windows, strongly colored wood and copper table need some more oomph IMO. Check out the lights by Meyda, a company based in Oriskany, NY that makes a lot of their fixtures in the US (their stained glass is from China) and offers some neat stuff. The link below is to their on line catalog of rustic type lighting, and it's in Adobe, so it's a bit laborious to scroll through, but most on line retailers don't have their entire collection. We have a few of their lights in our house and are pleased with the quality of the product and the style. They also offer some interesting finishes, such as copper, that might blend nicely with your table. The link to their Craftsman series is below. They also have stained glass, contemporary and lodge type lighting on line catalogs. Good luck- sandyponder Here is a link that might be useful: Meyda Tiffany on line catalog...See MoreTrack Pendant Lighting bright enough to replace the big box...
Comments (3)Worth X-posting to lighting forum. Initial reaction--you're asking a lot of track pendants. We used to have a fluorescent box like yours. Hideously ugly, but it put out a ton of ambient light. Pendants are best suited for task downlighting--i.e. over an island. They do not typically put out much uplight, and often use relatively small bulb wattages. Unless you use a ton of big pendants, you'll end up with very spotty and uneven diffuse ambient lighting. Other thoughts would be to couple pendants with some source of ambient lighting: either wall sconces, if practical, or some type of larger ceiling mounted fixture. There are, it is true, big pendants that provide uplighting, like the ones we used: but even with these, we added a ton of recessed cans to ensure adequate light....See MoreMust track light pendants be the same color as the track?
Comments (4)Awwww, such a good girl! I think the only reason you'd want to do lamps different from track would be to call attention to the lamp as a decorative feature. Here's an example where the lamp is decorative. https://www.perigold.com/Tech-Lighting--Sola-Rail-5Light-Track-Kit-800RAL5WHN-800RAL5WHW-800RAL5AMZ-L7306-K~TIE1134.html?refid=GX261928148350-TIE1134_3045996&device=c&ptid=431328481094&targetid=pla-431328481094&ireid=62528355&PiID%5B%5D=3045996&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI8PmZncLA6wIVGIeGCh29hA8rEAQYAiABEgLupfD_BwE Or, maybe you want the track to disappear into the ceiling and have black lamps. Might work....See MoreRelated Professionals
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