Need suggestions for pendant light to match chandelier
This is the Chandelier i have recently purchased for my dining room/kitchen reno. I am searching for a pendant light that coordinates with it for above the sink in front of a window. Our hardware/fixtures are oil rubbed bronze.
I have looked at so many, but I am totally lost on what will look right.
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Comments (2)I think you are referring to monorail lighting. It definitely has a more modern vibe and is not for everyone. The reason I think what you have now does not work well is that the shades are very small/narrow and you probably have lower watt bulbs in them. It looks like you have recessed lighting as well. Is that not working for you as far as lighting the sink/prep side? I can't quite tell, but the spacing may be too far apart for the size--plus it looks like you have tall ceilings and all this has an impact. Do they cast a shadow when someone is working on the prep side? What I'd do is make a scaled drawing of your kitchen with the light fixtures and wattages and take it to a good quality lighting store that helps with lighting design and see what they recommended since you already spent money on one solution that is not working. When we remodeled our kitchen the place I ordered my lighting from did our lighting design. In many cases, their recommendations differed than my electrician's and most cases I went with their recommendations and am very happy that I did. The kitchen forum is another source you can solicit feedback for your lighting problem. I'd love to see something like this in there Here is a link that might be useful: Schoolhouse pendants...See More1 Pendant Light or 3 Pendant Lights from Ceiling
Comments (18)For the uplight, you could go a few routes, especially with respect to dimming functionality. And some fixtures don't support dimming, so you need to figure that out. To that end, I suggest you think through the use cases. For example, the use case that I think I'd appreciate most is late evening, after you've retired to another room of the house, at which time a mellow indirect glow from the skylight cutout would be particularly pleasant. You might also want the more light from this source on occasion, in which case you'd want brighter lights on a dimmer. That being said, here's some options. I'm thinking two, centered on the skylights, mounted near the bottom rim of the cutout (just above the beam probably). Regarding the pendant, I know that selecting pendants is hard enough without more to think about, but one downside of a single pendant vs multiple pendants is thhat single sources create worse shadows. And the clear glass pendants above exacerbate this harsh shadow problem by being point sources, whereas the Fillsta, for example, mitigates this problem because it's effectively a uniform 31" sphere of light. This large diffuser also makes it possible to use a brighter source. For example, you could put a 300W equivalent CFL in the Fillsta, but such a bright light would be unacceptably harsh in a point source like the clear glass pendants above....See MorePendant Lights Everywhere! To match or not to match?
Comments (6)I would remove the two smaller pendants and replace with recessed lights and keep the 3 over the island and the one over the table....See MoreWhere would you put a chandelier/pendant lights in this kitchen?
Comments (5)We won't have the tile border anymore. Everything is being ripped out and redone. If I have to choose between centering chandelier above dining area or lining it up with pendants, which would you pick? One complication is that our dining table has leaves, so the size (and thus the center) changes regularly depending on my mood, number of guests, etc....See MoreStedman R
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Keepthefaith MIGirl
3 years agoYour chandy is pretty. I like the industrial/modern look of the ORB portion mixed with the glamorous crystals. Have you thought about a down-light? If you do an exposed bulb you may be dealing with a yellow cast from the popular Edison-style. If you have plenty of light and it's looks you're after that wouldn't be a problem. What do you think of this one? This would be wall mount, not ceiling mount. It's ORB, not black. https://www.lampsplus.com/products/briarcliff-8-inch-high-oil-rubbed-bronze-adjustable-wall-sconce__74g49.html
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3 years agoHI Stedman R,
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3 years ago(not a pro) If you do a Google image search on 'bronze and crystal pendant' you'll get lots of hits (maybe too many and that's the problem!) If you want something that looks like a smaller version of your linear chandelier, something like this might work (link):
I think this one is nice for similar but not too matchy (link):
And something that always shows up is the mashup of industrial and crystal, which TBH I'm hoping you don't pick because to me it looks like a jellyfish
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