Visit any website or retailer selling pendant lighting and you will be met with a dizzying array of options that can make choosing just one style seem impossible. Hopefully, a quick take on the trends and a match-your-style guide can help.
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Geometry Lesson
Bulkier, geometric shapes bring a more relaxed, casual look to almost any room and are especially popular in today’s modern kitchens. The bold rectangular style of this Gracie Oaks Maisie pendant chandelier with four-candle design shines plenty of light on your exceptionally good taste. $299.85, wayfair.com Your Style: Mid-Century Modern, Contemporary
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Next Level Edison
Once upon a time, the Edison bulb met the Mason jar and it created a rustic and nostalgic twist on home interior lighting. So many variations on this basic style have since flooded the marketplace. As this Paxton Glass 3-Light pendant clearly shows, going clear with larger shade options is this style’s next move. $299, potterybarn.com Your Style: Coastal, Rustic, or Farmhouse
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Make Mine Matte
It’s all shade, no bulb when it comes to the no-fuss pendant look, and right now designers are getting many calls for matte black, although various colors with matte finishes are trending, including matte gold. Typically, three to five of this style are grouped and used above a kitchen island. This Caravaggio pendant style by Cecilie Manz for Fritz Hansen in matte black is currently a stand-out in many an all-white kitchen. $523, hightoweraccess.com Your Style: Transitional, Industrial
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Little Beauties
These sophisticated takes on minimalism combine a simple shape that can be used subtly as one single light or grouped together for a more statement-making accessory. This Rousseau mini pendant from Hudson Valley Lighting with its colored dimpled glass adds an extra layer of visual interest and provides an obscured view of its light source, a filament bulb. $306–572.00, lumens.com Your Style: Minimalist, Contemporary
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Bouquets of Light
Grouping together several smaller pendants into one statement-making, brightness-inducing bouquet of light works well in larger living areas, great rooms, and formal dining spaces. This Fulton Chandelier by Hinkley Lighting says you’re a smart and serious homeowner who wishes not to swap looks for utility. $1,549–2,799, lumins.com Your Style: Contemporary, Rustic
