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Help! Art in place of pendant lights? Is this a thing?

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I know this sounds crazy but can I hang a piece of art (thinking a sophisticated mobile or some modern swirly abstract thing that must exist...) in the living room instead of a pendant light? We have plenty of recessed lights, cathedral-in-the-vatican amounts of ceiling lights. But the room could use that *look up here* wow factor. I don't want to wire anything. It's simply aesthetics I'm after.Is this a thing? Or are we talking a totally different tax bracket where I sell my organs to commission a snotty artist who only goes by one name?

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olychick

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I think it depends on your style. Most that I see are modern in modern homes. You could also consider an unelectrified chandelier...either a candleabra or just the fixture with no lights/candles.

Yikes!!

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Jilly
last year
“Or are we talking a totally different tax bracket where I sell my organs to commission a snotty artist who only goes by one name?”

That made me laugh. 😄

Can you show the room? It’s hard to say without seeing the space. What is the height of the ceiling?

What is your decor style? That’s a big factor, too.
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P Banos
last year
How about pendant lights that are art?
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Kendrah
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Heck yeah you can. Perhaps you could take cues from my father-in-law, who was a very special man. One day when my husband came home from school he noticed that his dad decided to hang from the ceiling fan in the catherdral living room a large poster of Babe Ruth and on the other side a poster of a baboon. He had a strong affection for both.

On the other hand, you could look into large Calder-like mobiles, if it suits your taste. An artist in Philadelphia makes such mobiles. I don't know if they would get lost in your ceiling.

Saatchi Art - mobiles - Some of these are terrible. Ok, most of them are. The paper cut out is pretty nice.

Warren Muller- Found object light installations (I'm guessing it is more the cost of selling a lot of plasma instead of an organ or donating eggs.)
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Amiya Powell
Original Author
last year

Thank you so much everyone for this! (I would address all individually but I'm literally a possum in a person suit, no clue how to work the site). Adore the mobiles, definitely my cuppa. And after the Babe Ruth/baboon gallery, I'm feeling confident I can go nuts. I think we all forget sometimes we're decorating for our pleasure. I needed that.

The room is currently empty, new build. I added a picture w/ the approximate layout & another w/the furniture choices (I'm definitely not in the all-white-everywhere tax bracket).
arcy_gw
last year
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I am not a fan of pendant lighting/ceiling fixtures in a living space. Architectural details are the norm on a ceiling--beams, cornice etc. A mobile of some sort, a Chihuly, heck make your own! would be fabulous. I made them for many a nursery, my kids all made them for their rooms, one is still hanging in what was my son's room--it's CD discs.
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Kendrah
last year
Your ceilings look lower than I was expecting. Yes, it would be cool to hang something if you want to but I don't think the space needs it. I was thinking it was a two story tall ceiling.
Amiya Powell
Original Author
last year
Noted, I would actually prefer nothing but started to worry it would be dull because my taste is so simple. I don't like knick knacks and things everywhere and thought it might look empty. Thank
mcarroll16
last year
Empty is the ultimate luxury! I'm happiest when my decor is purely functional (plus fresh flowers). Looking at your inspiration picture, it needs a couple of throw blankets, end tables, and lamps. Those would make the seating area fully functional. Add one potted plant or a nice art piece on the wall, and your room is lush but restful.
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suzysuetx
last year
Nothing is fine, also think about cleaning it.

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