by Elijah Turner


Pendant lighting has been used to great effect on places such as theater and musical stages, making up an integral part of the show. Now, pendant lighting is also beginning to spark a rapidly growing interest among home decor enthusiast, who realize that pendant lighting can have dramatic effects on how a room is perceived compared to other light fixtures. Although we are not talking about rapidly flashing disco-lights here, some pendant lighting alternatives are actually used more for their aesthetic attributes than their practical value.

Like I mentioned, I have noticed that the younger generation of interior designers have turned their sights onto playing with lights and shades to manipulate the aesthetic energy of a room. Ideally the pendant lighting scheme should be great from both a down-to-earth and stylistic perspective and information show that pendant lights and chandelier lighting and similar designs are taking up more and more space in stores committed to interior decorating. Various styles of recessed pendant lighting are not really a new ingenuity, but in our time they are appearing in places you may not have encountered them before - such as out on a patio, for example.

Seeing a subtle, recessed patio pendant lighting, powered by solar power and batteries is indeed the inspiration needed to get the outside of your home as well. From the purely economical point of view, the solar powered alternatives are of course most interesting. But, in many cases, combining appealing design and some sort of solar panels are not always easy or affordable.

Once in place though, you can get literally unlimited energy without paying a cent for it, provided that you live in a location that provide enough sun that is. The options do not end there, there are other types of pendant lighting that work well in concert with down lighters and even chandeliers ? I saw an arrangement once where a grand chandelier was circled by twelve pendant lights that lined up with true north and all the other points on a compass.

Accent pendant lighting is great for attracting awareness to specific features in the room, and often can add unexpected amounts of dimension and depth to the space. For people who want to go really advanced, there is also the option to put in the pendant lighting arrangement in such a way that it can be "programmed" for countless scenarios.


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Depending on the time of day, the mood you want to set, and which architectural features or articles in the room you want to highlight, all can be effectively accomplished by a well designed pendant light system.