Pendant lights

Nowadays, in stores you can easily find many current models of pendant lamps, which will be distinguished by their compactness, safety and other useful properties. It is worth understanding such devices in as much detail as possible.

Modern pendant products are practical and artistic elements of stylish decor, which makes them very often used by designers in apartments and offices, hotels and cafes.

Among the most important advantages of hanging appliances are:

• external attractiveness;
• versatility in use;
• variety of designs, sizes, colors and shapes;
• safety, ease of installation work;
• long period of work;
• affordable cost.

Hanging lamps are conventionally divided into 4 main types:

1. Hanging lamps with shades that adjoin the ceiling.
2. Ceiling devices that do not have a very long leg.
3. Hanging chandeliers used in everyday life. Suspended products are installed on different suspensions (cables, ropes or pipes), which also adds even more possibilities for these devices to function, decorate rooms and successfully achieve various tasks.
4. Decorative pendant lamps (hall cascade and multi-level chandeliers).

By the number of lamas, one can distinguish:

• Single models - only one shade is used in such a lamp.
• Dual models. Their design consists of two similar shades.
• Triple luminaires on suspension. The light from such a chandelier can disperse in different directions, reflect from the ceiling covering or fall.

If necessary, you can easily select the required appearance of the pendant lamp:

• Decorative hanging lamps. The suspension here can be a small cable or tube, as well as any other solid base.
• Pendant lights in the form of balls. A pair of strong balls placed on a vertical hanger help create an original design effect.

• Luminaires on systems. This is characterized by the operation of systems made of cables or strings, which have their own special advantages. They will help to make the light of such products point or general. The capabilities of such systems will help to make the direction of strings or cables special, and will allow you to move and deploy lighting devices on them.
• Hanging linear sconces also very popular in modern apartments.
• Today are becoming popular and point products on hangers... They are used more as secondary light sources (as opposed to large chandeliers) and can be rotatable.

Pendant lights can be outdoor or indoor. In the first case, the luminaires must be waterproof in order to withstand climatic changes. Some of the outdoor products are anti-vandal and explosion-proof.

Modular pendant products are perfect for decorating offices and industrial premises.Hanging profile luminaires will help create a special style of the room.

To decorate the nursery, you can purchase hanging appliances with bright and safe shades to use.

Bedside hanging models will allow you to properly zone a bedroom of any size.

Pendant lamps can be either with a conventional switch mounted on the wall, or with a cord switch attached next to the product itself.

Pendant lamps in the form of designer chandeliers are considered so striking that they are constantly used to make the interior more luxurious and beautiful.

When choosing a luminaire, you need to pay attention to the version of the ceiling mount that is used for it. The type of ceiling surface can be very important here.

For example, plasterboard suspended ceilings will require one large pendant lamp, while the existing lighting will complement the interior.

The device can be on ropes, on a pipe of any diameter, or on a long cord. There are different types of ropes - ropes, chains, thin metal strings. The lamp can be placed on a rod (to move it from one side of the room to the other), on a wire (its length can be adjusted depending on the height of the ceiling), on a spring (with its help, an illusory effect of the product's lightness is created).

Lamps with the grilyato mounting type are very popular. Grilyato mirror lamps for false ceilings are similar to raster lighting fixtures that are installed directly with false ceilings.

Recessed slatted ceiling fixtures are used in slatted ceiling systems in many public spaces. The diffuser in them is similar to a lattice created from a strip, thanks to which the luminaire fits into the surface.

The suspension system on the profile is used for decorative lighting effects and for the main lighting in the office.

The latest devices are created from a variety of materials - both synthetic and natural, using modern production technologies. It is for these reasons that this versatile light source expands the boundaries of use, becomes more durable and reliable.

The base for the luminaire is usually a rather large structure that supports the weight of the lamp shade or product shade.

Most often you can find bases made of plastic, but bases made of wood and metal are just as popular today.

In the production process of shades, textiles of different types are very often used: cotton and velvet, corduroy and silk... All of them can be of all kinds of colors, can be distinguished by beautiful folds or pleasant smoothness. These shades are needed to create a diffused light effect.

Metal: stainless steel or aluminum products. They are distinguished by a sufficient factor of light reflection, ease of maintenance and special durability. Chromed metal lampshades will perfectly complement the style of a minimalist room. Products with large copper or bronze shades can be selected for an urban style interior.

Usage glass in many luminaires - one of the most suitable ideas (from an aesthetic and practical point of view). A smooth surface, made to resemble a crystal, stained glass or translucent - in any design, the glass lampshade will look lightweight and simply gorgeous.

Plafonds with pendants crystal break the light into individual highlights using a special shape. Lighting from chandeliers with crystal shades looks multi-level and is perfect for recreating a vibrant atmosphere.

Plastic shades for lamps there are the most incredible shapes, colors and parameters. The lightness of plastic helps to create volumetric models, designs from many layers or author's products of the most unusual shapes thanks to it. Plastic shades are suitable for urban interiors, various work spaces. Luminaires with a polycarbonate body will very well emphasize the austere style of an office space.

Natural materials such as paper, wood and rattan are selected for the production of rustic or ethno-style chandeliers. Paper shades are suitable for oriental decoration, wooden shades for traditional decor, rattan wicker shades for eco style. Today there are also models of concrete lamps - original products for decorating any home. Chandeliers made of metal rods or options with wrought-iron lampshades are always in demand due to their luxurious appearance.

If your dream is to draw everyone's attention to a specific luminaire, using a custom shape is the easiest way. Such a device should have a non-standard appearance (rectangular, square, completely flat). It can be an enlarged copy of a certain object - or even evoke associations with a little-known object.

The most popular are round or pot-shaped fixtures. However, in many lighting stores you can find the most unusual shapes - in the form of a drop or a candle, an airplane, a bottle or a spider, an acorn, and so on.

It doesn't matter what kind of lamp shade you decide to buy - domed or spherical, in the form of a cylinder or tube, plate or bowl, ring or bell, hemisphere or cone. The most important thing is that this lamp fits perfectly into the interior of the room where you want to place it.

The most popular are the following styles:

• Contemporary style products high tech - this is the absence of unnecessary details and decorations, a clear embodiment of minimalism and urban simplicity.
• Products in ethnic style - lamps in the form of torches related to afro, paper Japanese shades, lamps in the form of masks to decorate the rustic kitchen.

• Instrument models in arabic style amaze with a large amount of gold, crystal pendants, many small elements and unusual luxury. Oriental-style products are very popular - Chinese paper versions can be found quite often.
• Light fixtures in scandinavian style - this is monochrome, variety, laconicism, no pretentiousness, the use of natural materials in chandeliers.

• Light fixtures in antique style delight the eye with their catchy sophistication, metal-coated bases, shades can be decorated with carvings or patterns.
• Light fixtures in nautical style enchant with retro shapes, aged metal and forged curves.

• Pendant lamp style modern characterized by smooth outlines.
• Design in style retro and country Is a bright combination of colors and colorful splendor.

• Most often hanging appliances in vintage style (semi-antique) are quite complex, with a lot of ornate elements.Such devices are voluminous and multi-piece.
• Classic lamps - restrained nobility, grace, symmetry, correctness of forms and clarity of lines. For an expensive interior, classic lamps in the Tiffany style are very well suited (the old technique of stained glass is used).

• Light fixtures loft style often in the form of spotlights or spots, the light from them is soft and diffused.
• Provence style whitewashed wood, the aged effect of chandeliers, an abundance of various textiles and floral motifs are present.

When choosing the size of hanging products, you need to be guided by the size of the rooms themselves, where you are going to operate them. A large diameter is suitable for large areas, small lamps will fit perfectly into small rooms. For high ceilings, tiered lamps or cascading devices are suitable.

Hanging products allow you to use almost any light bulb that is on sale:

• LED;
• incandescent lamps;
• arc mercury;

• luminescent;
• halogen;
• gas discharge.

The most popular are white and transparent shades of pendant lamps; calm tones are chosen for bedrooms - turquoise, blue, pink. In modern interiors, pendant chandeliers can either harmonize or contrast with the color of the room decor.

Red, yellow and orange chandeliers can be used to decorate a room in tones of brown, while black and blue lamps are perfect for bedrooms decorated in white tones. Today purple and lilac colors of chandeliers for bathrooms are very popular - they make the light in this room more subdued.

Hanging products with openwork lampshades can be found in almost every store. With the help of such a product, the lamp will be able to cast fancy shadows on the floor, so the decor of the room will become more homely and cozy. Models with pendants look more luxurious - reflected in them, the light is refracted very beautifully.

Frosted shades with a grill were previously most often used in rooms with high humidity, today they can be seen in ordinary rooms (when decorated in the loft style, minimalism, hi-tech).

Many criteria for choosing a luminaire depend on exactly which room such a device will be placed in:

• If this is a children's room, then it is best to choose bright models with unusual shapes.
• It is better to install lighting structures with shades that are directed upwards in the bedroom. The traditional option for decorating a bedroom with light is bedside appliances that look like decorative lamps with luxurious lampshades.

• But in the living room it is better to choose a large chandelier with several horns. The main task is to choose the right one for the interior of the room.
• Lamps that are suspended from chains or cords are commonly used in kitchens - especially where there are large areas to work with. When choosing, you can focus on the kitchen set installed in this room.

• Rooms with high ceilings (such as areas with staircases) require a special type of product that provides good uniform illumination.
• In hallways and halls, a familiar ceiling product or sconce can be replaced with a more original version - ceiling lamps on cords that can illuminate the area around a large mirror, wardrobe.
• The main task of pendant lights is to provide local illumination of a specific area of ​​the room.They can be successfully used for the bar counter, they will create an original zoning of the interior of the room.

• Bathroom pendant lights are used to add light where needed. For example, pendant lights are often placed next to a mirror to increase the level of illumination in a given area.
• Hanging terrace chandeliers need to be durable to last as long as possible, even under the most aggressive conditions.

• Italian manufacturer L`Arte Luce creates forged products to illuminate ordinary and large spaces.
• Lamps of a famous brand fmb Leuchten Schmiedeeisen are copyright samples of forged lighting products.
• Favorite - German manufacturer of crystal chandeliers and modern lamps.

• Illuminati - these are appliances made in art deco, traditional and modern styles; glass and crystal products made in the best traditions of European quality and design.
• Company Viokef is a renowned Greek manufacturer of lighting fixtures and decorative glass.

There are many criteria for choosing pendant lamps.

The device must be selected according to its power. Here, the ratio is very simple - the larger the room itself (it has high ceilings, a rather significant size), the more powerful a device for lighting must be chosen.

The room in which the pendant lighting fixture will be installed is taken into account. An example is the kitchen: here it is better to install lamps that are well washed.

1. A pendant lamp with shades (three tiers, different colors) will look very stylish in any living room. Such a product will emphasize the refined taste of its owners and will well decorate a modern interior.
2. Three glass pendant lamps in the form of cylinders, placed above the table in the kitchen or above the bar, will become an original accent in the room and will provide the required amount of light.

How to make an original pendant lamp from a bar, see the video.