I was struck recently by the comment from the designer Samantha Pittel in the June 2012 issue of House Beautiful. To set the background - She designed a kitchen in Kentfield California mixing a few antiques with new cabinetry. The lights she used are one of those antiques and are actually from the galley of a Dutch ship found in Gaul Searson, a store in San Francisco. The comment that struck me was this:
Read MoreI love this light for its shape, the way it looks when it’s lit (it takes on a darker hue), and how it adds a different dimension and gives some relief from all the straight lines in my home. It’s from Design Within Reach (though I think it’s no longer available). But it’s actually too small in scale for the room. That became particularly noticeable after I renovated the kitchen and opened up the wall between the kitchen and dining room. This led me to do some research on what the design guidelines are for lights. Here’s what I have found.
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Get ideas on different ways to use lights from these design examples.
Here are my 15 top favorite pendant lights for the kitchen.
Some options that give a similar effect to this high end light, but don’t come with the same price tag.
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