Pendants

Suspended forms — single drops, clusters, and rings. The piece you hang to slow a room down.

A pendant rarely works alone. How to layer lighting covers what belongs around it.

Shade material changes the light more than shape does: for diffused, glare-free drops see pendant lights in glass. If you want colour in the glass, amber-coloured glass pendants tint the light as well as shaping it. The Solara Modern Glass Pendant Light lets you choose a frosted or a clear ball, so you decide how much it diffuses. The Retro Hailie Modern Glass LED Pendant Light comes in amber or smoked grey, from a 16 cm single shade up to multi-shade sets.

For raw metal and cement, see the loft-style pendants; for the plainest shapes, the pared-back minimalist pendants. For paper, fabric and wood shades, there are Japandi pendants. Hanging one over a stairwell? Measuring a pendant drop over stairs comes down to one clearance rule.

Pendant lights: what is in the range

There are more than 550 pendant lights on this page, the largest group in the store. Shade material is the quickest way to narrow it down. About 100 titles name glass, around 50 name travertine, and roughly 25 to 30 each name alabaster, rattan or wabi-sabi; smaller groups cover wood, bamboo, iron, cement, fabric, paper and crystal. By style, Nordic is the biggest label with about 140 titles, then minimalist, retro, Japandi and vintage. Each of those has its own page: travertine, alabaster, wood, Nordic and boho and woven. Another page gathers the pendants with wabi-sabi in the title.

How high and how big to hang a pendant

Over a dining table, hang the lowest point roughly 75 to 90 cm above the top and keep the shade to about a third of the table's width; a long table usually looks better with two or three smaller pendants than one large one. Over a kitchen counter the same height applies, and the spacing is the harder part, so use the island pendant spacing guide. In a hallway or on a landing the rule is clearance rather than height: keep the lowest point at least 2.1 m (7 feet) above anywhere people walk. Where the ceiling is low, a flush or semi-flush light is the better choice than a short pendant.
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FAQ

How high should a pendant light hang over a dining table?

Roughly 75 to 90 cm between the tabletop and the lowest point of the shade, on a standard ceiling. See the dining room lighting guide for the sizing.

What size pendant for a dining table?

A shade about a third of the table's width. If the table is long, use two or three smaller pendants in a row, centred on the table rather than the room. The Circular Style Nordic Fused Aluminum Pendant Light, for one, is sold at 40, 60 or 80 cm across.

Do pendant lights need an electrician?

Many are hardwired to the ceiling, which calls for a licensed electrician, while some are plug-in. The product page states which it is.

What bulb should I put in a pendant?

A warm white of around 2700K for living and dining rooms. The base type varies by fixture, so check the product page before you buy a bulb.