Picture Perfect: 45 Stunning Pendant Lights From Around the Globe
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Deirdre Avenell
18 December 2017
Houzz editorial team. DIY/decorating nut, photographer and jewellery designer.
A striking pendant can do more than just light up a room. The right light will define an area, and make a statement about who put the space together, be they laid-back and breezy like a woven cane shade, or all about precision and detail like a laser-cut architectural fitting. Take a look through these shining examples to see which ones best reflect you.
1. Lover of company. British Columbia, Canada
2. Larger than life. Milan, Italy
3. Breath of fresh air. Hawaii, USA
4. Bright and welcoming. Melbourne, Victoria
5. Group effort. Chicago, USA
6. Out of the box. London, UK
7. Subtle yet sultry. Copenhagen, Denmark
8. Nothing to hide. Yokohama, Japan
9. Sleek and sophisticated. Surrey, UK
11. Simply delightful. Aarhus, Denmark
12. Big and brassy. London, UK
13. A beautiful mess. Moscow, Russia
14. So on-trend. London, UK
15. Star of the sea. Boston, USA
16. Focused on the future. Paris, France
17. Small but striking. Nice, France
18. Life of the party. Dublin, Ireland
19. The perfect dinner companion. Bengaluru, India
20. Oh-so casual. Cornant, France
21. Pared-back perfection. Dublin, Ireland
22. Scandi styling. Hamburg, Germany
23. Eclectic, plan and simple. Tokyo, Japan
24. No nonsense. Dublin, Ireland
25. Nature lover. Osaka, Japan
26. Look at me! Singapore
27. Easy rider. Dublin, Ireland
28. Sublimely relaxed. Barcelona, Spain
29. Dark and divine. Osaka, Japan
30. Toorak, Victoria
31. Focused, with fashionable flair. Stuttgart, Germany
32. Highly individual. Stockholm, Sweden
33. So soft and fluffy. Barcelona, Spain
34. Stark but beautiful. Tokyo, Japan
35. Ordered chaos. Sydney, NSW
36. Extroverted introvert. Stockholm, Sweden
37. Stylishly feminine. Gold Coast, Queensland
38. Self-contained. London, UK
39. Branching out. Malmo, Sweden
40. Cool and classic. Hampshire, UK
41. Nester. Stockholm, Sweden
42. Elegant and reserved. Sydney, NSW
43. Deceptively strong. Wellington, New Zealand
44. A real gem. Perth, WA
45. Universally appealing. Stockholm, Sweden
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Love most of them, regardless of the impracticalities of keeping some of them dust free/clean. Shame though that in some photos the ceiling fittings cannot be seen properly.
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