LED Pendant Lights

LED pendants run cool, sip power, and let designers pull shapes an incandescent bulb never could — thin rings, floating bars, stone shades lit from within. These are our LED-driven pendants for kitchens, dining tables and stairwells. Over a stairwell, keep the fixture’s lowest point at least 7 feet (2.1 m) above every tread and landing it passes over — our lighting ideas for a stairwell work through the drop. If you're choosing a light colour, our colour-temperature guide explains 2700K vs 3000K in plain terms. The cement and stone LED pendants with a workshop feel sit in our industrial-look range. For shades that are not LED-driven, there is every pendant light. A place to start in this range: the Fall Classic Vintage Ceramic Pendant Light.

Built-in LED or a bulb you change

Read the light source line before you buy, because it decides what happens in five years. Of the 192 pendants on this page, 131 state it. In 31 the LED is built into the fitting, so the light and the fixture age together; 34 are made around a bulb you choose and can swap later, whether that is an LED, an Edison bulb or a halogen. Product pages also list the bulb base, with E27 the most common, the maximum wattage and whether a bulb comes in the box.

Colour of the light, and dimming

A warm 2700K suits a dining table or a bedroom, around 3000K is the usual pick over a kitchen counter, and cooler light belongs at a desk; the colour temperature guide goes through 2700K, 3000K and 4000K. Dimming is listed on 55 of these pendants and 24 of those say yes, usually with a dimmable bulb, a compatible dimmer or both. Treat the product page's Dimmable line as the final word, and the dimmable lighting guide covers the pairing. Amber glass warms the light further, as on our glass pendants in caramel and honey tones.

Picking a size

Listed diameters start at 6 cm, and the long linear designs run well past a metre. For a single fixture over a dining table, choose a shade between half and two-thirds as wide as the table, hung 75-90 cm up; two or three in a row over a counter suit 25-40 cm each, as the pendant size guide and the island spacing guide lay out.
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FAQ

Are LED pendant lights worth choosing?

Mostly yes. An LED gives the same light as an incandescent or halogen for far less power, and it gives off much less heat at the shade. The trade-off is that a built-in LED cannot be changed, so check which kind you are buying.

Can I change the bulb in an LED pendant?

Only if it is made for a bulb. Of the 131 that state a light source, 31 have the LED built in and 34 take a bulb you choose; the product page says which.

Does an LED pendant need a special dimmer?

It needs a dimmable bulb or driver and a dimmer rated for LED, otherwise it can flicker or buzz low down. Where a pendant is not dimmable at all, the product page says so.

How many LED pendants over a kitchen island?

Two or three suit most islands, spaced 24-30 inches (60-75 cm) between centres, with the bottom of each shade 75-90 cm (30-36 inches) off the counter. Our island height guide has the rest.