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THE ART OF THE KITCHEN PENDANT

While selecting lighting for our new home, I've had a particularly difficult time choosing pendant lighting to hang over the island. There are so many looks I love... but a really particular overall design scheme which carries through the rest of the house... I love these commercial kitchenesque pendants that are slightly glamorized by their chrome finish...



These shades are slightly more decorative, and seem to add a little more warmth and depth to the space.



I love that these lights draw your eye upward, and seem so much more than kitchen pendants...



Which would you choose? 

25 comments:

  1. Kara @ Cheeky ChicNovember 28, 2011 at 1:54 PM

    Ooo!! I cannot wait to see your design plans for your new home!! So exciting for you & M!!

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  2. Erica M.November 28, 2011 at 2:14 PM

    Love them all but the 1st and the 5th ones are my favorite!

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  3. The Sister SophisticateNovember 28, 2011 at 2:23 PM

    I like the all white ones with the gold interior!

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  4. Patricia VillamilNovember 28, 2011 at 2:34 PM

    Definitely the first one!

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  5. HeatherNovember 28, 2011 at 3:03 PM

    #5 is my favorite. Can't wait to see what you pick!
    xoxo behindthelashes.com

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  6. AngmarNovember 28, 2011 at 3:31 PM

    Love the 5th ones!

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  7. Saskia {SaskiaLikes}November 28, 2011 at 3:40 PM

    I love the last ones. They have a kind of nautical feel about them. Loving your blog. Saskia x

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  8. AnonymousNovember 29, 2011 at 1:23 PM

    I'm bonkers for the pendants in the last pic....

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  9. LilacandgreyNovember 29, 2011 at 2:43 PM

    We chose the hicks for our kitch!

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  10. Farah of Legally StylishNovember 30, 2011 at 7:47 AM

    I love the the pendants in the last image...a little more unexpected!

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  11. Jessica @ Lavender and LiliesNovember 30, 2011 at 12:32 PM

    I love the industrial looking pendants.

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  12. lesapeamusings.blogspotDecember 2, 2011 at 5:14 AM

    Pic 5 would be my choice. This would go well with my marble tiles.

    Lisa x

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  13. mikkyDecember 5, 2011 at 3:05 PM

    I`d choose the lamps in the first pic, but you have to buy a bunch of green flowers and green apple and display them like the 2nd to last photo - so pretty! Let us know what you choose.
    :)
    mikky
    www.todaloos.com

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  14. Jen of MadeByGirlDecember 5, 2011 at 5:39 PM

    of course id choose the last ones...hicks pendants, i have them in my kitchen & love them!

    www.madebygirl.com
    madebygirl.blogspot.com

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  15. HAMPTON HOSTESSDecember 7, 2011 at 10:47 PM

    Great! You can never go wrong with a chic beautiful pendant above your kitchen island! I love the look of picture number 5 but I wouldnt mind trying to work with those commercial looking pendants! THey give character to the space

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  16. carolynDecember 8, 2011 at 9:27 AM

    i love the first and last. honestly, this is why i hate apartment living--no fun with lighting!

    p.s. it was lovely to run into you yesterday!! finally a face to put to the blog :)

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  17. AnonymousDecember 9, 2011 at 12:06 AM

    except 4th one all pics are superb !!!


    Nixon
    Wedding Themes

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  18. howardproductsDecember 14, 2011 at 2:47 AM

    Nice creativity. That white ones with the gold interior looks very beautiful.
    wood polishing

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  19. Hazel from Hazel Loves DesignDecember 17, 2011 at 2:15 AM

    It is hard to choose the perfect pendant for your kitchen, there are so many to choose these days. But I love how each of these glamorous kitchens also have gorgeous fresh flowers on their bench tops, a friendly reminder to me that I need to purchase (or pick) myself flowers more often :) Hazel

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  20. aliciaDecember 22, 2011 at 1:09 PM

    the first kitchen is an absolute dream! my favorite.

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  21. designchicJanuary 3, 2012 at 6:30 PM

    I love a statement pendant and the gold and the white are both amazing!!

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  22. pve designJanuary 5, 2012 at 7:07 AM

    The last thing on my list are in fact that of choosing pendant lights over my island and I am actually thinking of perhaps choosing a sort of mercury glass teardrop looking one....it is such a hard thing to do.
    I like your selection!
    pve

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  23. travelkateJanuary 5, 2012 at 7:02 PM

    Excited to see what you pick! I have the Hicks Pendant Lights from the last photo, so I have to say I'm biased, but I also really like the pendant lights in the first photo!

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  24. Jessica @ Lavender and LiliesJanuary 9, 2012 at 4:09 PM

    I would definitely chose the next to last. I love the oversized drum shade pendant.

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  25. Whit {TheWhitList}January 20, 2012 at 2:38 PM

    so creative!

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