Pendant Lights - Lunares Blog

The kitchen island has dethroned the table as the heart of the open-plan home – it is where we chop, stir, eat breakfast and hold the evening conversations over a glass of wine. It has just one problem: it comes with no light above it. Kitchen island lighting is now one of the most common questions in kitchen design, closely followed by the next ones: how many pendants – one, two or three? At what height? What spacing? And how do you tie it all together with the dining room lamp hanging three metres away, over the table? In this guide we answer all of those questions with numbers – from island length, through hanging height, to loft, boho and glamour styles.

There is a piece of furniture-that-isn’t-furniture that has refused to leave the covers of German and Scandinavian interior magazines for years: the black metal pendant light. A simple drop with a black shade hangs over tables in Berlin tenement flats, over islands in Copenhagen kitchens and over benches in Stockholm living rooms – and everywhere it looks as if it had always been there. That is no accident, and no passing fad. A black metal pendant is to an interior what the little black dress is to a wardrobe: a base that goes with everything, pulls the composition together and never grows old. In this post we take the phenomenon apart – and help you choose a black pendant light for your own home.

Pendant lights are the most visible lighting in your home – they hang at eye level and can define an entire interior. That is exactly why they deserve a conscious choice: a single pendant or a 3-light pendant, a closed shade or an exposed bulb, a plain ceiling canopy or an adjustable suspension. This guide gathers everything in one place: the types of pendant lights, proven spots around the house, installation rules (including sloped ceilings) and what sets an IP44-rated bathroom pendant light apart from a regular one.

The kitchen is the room where lighting works the hardest. We chop, cook, read recipes, and more and more often, we also eat and gather around the kitchen island. A single light fixture in the center of the ceiling isn't enough to handle all these tasks—that's why a well-lit kitchen always relies on several layers of light. Here are some tips on how to light your countertop, kitchen island, and dining area, what color of light to choose, and when a track lighting system works best.

A pendant light over the dining table is one of the few lamps at home that we look at up close every day—and one of the most often hung incorrectly. Too high: it glares in your eyes and lights half the room instead of the tabletop. Too low: it blocks your view of the people sitting with you. In this guide you’ll find specific dimensions: how high to hang a pendant over the table, how to match its diameter to the tabletop size, and how many pendants to hang over a rectangular table.