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Which pendant glass?

3 years ago

Hi

i am getting 2 10 inch pendant lights to go over 30x72 kitchen island . i have a choice of glass, but cant decide. the store was noce to let me bring home the sample glass. the samples are smaller than what i will be purchasing, and one is a different shape, but the glass design is the same , the owner let me take then home so i can see the glass designs in my space.

i posted pics of my counter , cabinet , possible backspalsh i may choose , and the 3 glass options i also posted pics of the pendants from website. what do you think?









Comments (26)

  • 3 years ago

    I would personally choose the one that shows the bulb the least... Not a fan of looking into a bare bulb, especially at night.

  • 3 years ago

    Thanks Lyn…

    i thought against clear glass, but stifgled to find anyrhing in an opal/ frosted glass that looked nice. i have recessed lights , so the pendant are for ambent lighitng only ,they will be on a dimmer, so hopefully i wont have an issue . never had pendant lights before, so this is new territoty for me

  • 3 years ago

    Would you consider something with more color?

    I’m hesitant towards the glass because you can see the light bulb. And because it gets dusty. Noticeably.

    White glass sounds lovely! I’ll look around.

    I also think some color would add a nice element. But what’s your comfort zone?

  • 3 years ago

    Thank you

    im not interested in colored glass, as its too commital and pendant lights arent as easy to change as say paint, window treatments , rugs etc, whcih is where i plan to add blue/ grey color .

  • 3 years ago

    I’ll stop here… lots more options out there…

    gtdj519 thanked HU-187528210
  • 3 years ago

    Ive seen ones like that, it is nice, im jist not sure if it will look right, as i have my dining room chandelier that is now visible because we took the wall done between mitchen and DR, so it is one large combo space now .

    So hard not being able to actually see in the space. matbe it would look okay, i jsit feel like i dont know!!

  • 3 years ago

    Thank HU no to the blue, but the white and silver ones are nice . maybe ill reconsider and look into some of those

    boy, this is tough!

  • 3 years ago

    It is. There’s a lot out there… don’t settle for anything you don’t really love😊 good luck.

  • 3 years ago

    Do you want to show the dining space?

    It’s definitely tough.
    Don’t settle for anything you don’t love… 😊
    Good luck

  • 3 years ago

    Agreed… so much money and time spend, settling is not what i want to do .

    sure… here are pocs the wall is down now, so its texhnically one shared space now of kitchen / DR kirchen cabients will be refinished in white. Its still in the rough




  • 3 years ago

    Thank you RL Yes.. i am not ordering anything until the rest is in place, but i like to have a few possible options in place so that when the time comes to order, im not starting from dquare 1. the only thing i know for sure is the countertop, as that has been ordered and to be installed in 2 weeks but until it is installed , im not choosing a backsplash or the cabinet white color the backsplash and cabinet i i have shown in the pic is a possible first choice, but i have other sampels here as well to consider. your advice is good, as thar is how i am going about it. Its the best way to do it for sure!

  • 3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    Given the kitchen is now open to your traditional dining room (and its chandelier lol), suggest trying to find something that is leaning towards classic vs modern.



    If open to one long style, your options will increase and something like below might work well with the dining room.


    gtdj519 thanked Maureen
  • 3 years ago

    Thanks maireen

    we decided to do 2 pendants , since we have rhe 1 chandelier over dining table

    the first set of pendants you suggested are pretty. really nice and will ad to my list do you have a reference?

    the second pendnat is actually the same exact glads as the round choice i posted, but in a diffent shaoe. we really like that glass best out of the samples we brought home. its called water glass and it also comes in the shape you posted in addition to the round. the globe shape just looked really pretty and i thought the round may be nice with tthe round back dining chairs i have. The one you posted may even be from the same company- innovation lighting (?) i saw that on display in the store. the water glass looks really pretty both with and without light .

  • 3 years ago

    A nice combination of modern/traditional, with a unique shape and seeded glass.


    gtdj519 thanked Maureen
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    3 years ago

    I just don't like to be a slave to the glass on the fixtures.





  • 3 years ago

    Does anyone actually like transparent glass pendants? You've basically got naked bulbs casting light 360 degrees. Seems like the light might be ugly and in your eyes?

  • 3 years ago

    Robb, i dont like completely plain clear glass pendants. the ones im thinking of have hammering/ etching/ dimensional designs to them. however, there must be a lot of people that do like plain clear glass, as there are a wealth to choose from offered from a multiude of companies . someones gitta be buying them 🤷‍♀️

  • 3 years ago

    Saw this one today thoights compared

    to the other globe ones i posted?

    i think id like a globe shape best



  • 3 years ago

    What is the second one on the original post? I am looking for something similar and have not come across that one. What did you decide?

  • 3 years ago

    Mkuyekawa it is called ballston twist by innovations lighting.

    i decided on the water glass one , the last in the original photo. i am happy with my choice