Kitchen pendant lighting can bring your kitchen to life. Whether you want accent lighting to glamorize your breakfast bar or task lighting to perform elaborate recipes, there’s a kitchen pendant lighting solution for all your needs.
Suspended from the ceiling with an adjustable hanging cord, kitchen pendant lamps can give ample ambient light to a dark breakfast nook or pantry. A dimmer switch enables you to control light intensity and power consumption.
You can use kitchen pendant lights solo,clustered, or as a series of light bulbs originating from a circular canopy - to align with different decor styles. Adding a dose of drama to your kitchen sink or kitchen island with a pendant light ensconced in a dome shade or fabric shade.
More affordable and compact than traditional chandeliers, kitchen pendant lighting is a smart overhead lighting solution, especially when used above a small dining table.
Kitchen Pendant Lighting: A Quick Buying Guide
Best Size for a Kitchen Pendant Light Fixture
For large dining rooms, size of lighting fixtures is not a constraint. But for small dining room areas, kitchens, and breakfast bars, it’s best to opt for kitchen pendant lighting that is lightweight and small. You don’t want a lighting fixture that overshadows your kitchen elements or produces excessive light.
If you pick a clustered kitchen pendant lighting fixture, the space between neighbouring pendants should be the same as the width of the overhead metal base so that pendants don’t clash with each other. Follow the same rule for staggered height light bulbs as well.
Best Light Bulbs for Kitchen Pendant Lighting
You can incorporate incandescent, LED, or CFL bulbs in your kitchen pendant lighting fixtures. Bulb selection will be governed by two things:
Energy Consumption and Cost
CFL and LED bulbs are more energy-efficient than incandescent bulbs. A standard 6W LED bulb can generate the same Lumens of light that a 45W incandescent bulb generates.
Needless to say, kitchen pendant lighting that uses CFL and LED bulbs turn out more cost-effective than their incandescent counterparts.
Ease of Installation/Replacement
Try to purchase kitchen pendant lighting that incorporates standard bulb designs, like series A light bulbs. These are easier to find as well as install. If you opt for less common designs, it can be challenging to find holders sold separately.
Average Cost of Kitchen Pendant Lights
Kitchen pendant lighting costs vary by design, primary material, and manufacturer. Fixtures with clear glass shade material or textile shade material will be more pocket-friendly than ones with metal shade material. Installation and shipping costs also add to the store-to-home costs of kitchen pendant lighting.
That’s where Claxy scores over competing brands. We provide free shipping and easy returns, even with standard delivery. Check out our huge catalog of kitchen pendant lights to give your kitchen a modern feel.
