Statement Pendant Lighting Ideas We Love
Meggan WynjaWhile old-school interior designers may have scared homeowners away from dramatic lighting choices, we’re here to tell you to forget everything they told you and make the space your own with statement hanging lights!
At Color Cord Company, we believe that statement pendant lighting can help transform and elevate your space to make your home feel like an extension of your personality. If you’re wondering where to start, we recommend checking out our How-To Blog for a step-by-step guide to discovering your style and deciding how many statement pieces you want in your home.
Once you’re ready to start choosing your fixtures, read on here to check out some of the statement pendant lighting ideas we absolutely love!
What Is Statement Lighting?
Statement fixtures are any pieces that are designed to serve as a focal point in your home. If you want your light fixture to stand out in style instead of providing a purely functional purpose, you need a statement light fixture. There is no limit to what could be a statement light fixture. The only requirement is that it adds to the aesthetic of the room instead of fading into the background.
Statement Lighting Myths
Only chandeliers can be statement pendant lighting!
Your statement lights have to be huge to make an impact!
You can’t have statement hanging lights if your ceiling is low!
Wrong, wrong, and wrong. We love pushing the boundaries and getting creative, and encourage you to do the same! There are statement fixtures for all types of homes, aesthetics, and requirements. Making a statement isn’t only about size but also about color, texture, shape, placement, and quantity. Check out some of our ideas to see how you can incorporate statement fixtures of different shapes, sizes, and hanging requirements into your space.
1. Bright Colors
Millennial grey and all-white spaces are a thing of the past. We’re all in on the color drenching and retro color pops of modern interior decor. To make your colorful dreams come true, we have a variety of collections that explore color.
Check out the options in the Totally! Collection for eye-popping color choices that make any fixture the statement of the room. We also recommend browsing the finish options in our iconic Bend Collection to discover satin and brushed metallic finishes that deliver the same power to your focal lighting fixture in gold, brass, and bronze.
Transport yourself and your guests to the tropics with our Modern Science Project artist collab, a new line of ceramic light fixtures in sunset hues and tropical smoothie vibes.
2. Mixed Colors
Many people don’t consider that you can mix metal colors in the same fixture, but we’re excited to introduce you to the concept with our Boutique Collection. While we’ve previously encouraged mixing colors in the light fixture cords, now, you can mix and match finish colorways using color blocking for multi-hued statement pendant lighting to enhance bedrooms, bathrooms, and dining rooms.
Customize a Boutique AiO chandelier to choose your own three colors for a dining room statement, or explore our pre-designed pendant options for recommended blends from our experts that you can hang in reading corners or over your kitchen island. Subtle or dramatic, we can make a colorful statement hanging light happen!
3. Artisan Metal Textures
One of the most unique ways you can make statement pendant lighting stand out is with textured, handmade metal. We offer the Handspun Collection, which features textural details along every metal part of the design. These shades are handspun aluminum and add a touch of modern elegance perfect for dining rooms or eat-in kitchen nooks.
Our store also has Raw finish options that allow a fixture to oxidize over time, creating completely customized textures as the years go by. Shop any fixture that offers Raw finish options, like Raw Metal and Raw Brass, to discover how your light fixture will evolve over time.
4. Oversized Shades
Another way to make a statement in your lighting is with an oversized shade. You don’t have to use long, dangling pendants to make a piece pop!
Consider a flush or semi-flush lighting fixture that features a massive shade to create a fun design that fits perfectly into rooms with low ceilings. If you do have high ceilings, we recommend statement pendant lighting with an extra-long cord or a multi-port with pendants at different heights to create added movement and drama to better fit a large space.
Some of our favorite oversized shades include the glass and luminous acrylic styles in the Mod Globe Collection, as well as drum silhouettes available in our fabric shade collection.
5. Woven Styles
Textures are a great way to make a statement by introducing texture with woven and natural materials for your cord or shade.
From drum designs made of string to bell shades made of rattan, we have a massive collection of woven shades for you to explore. You can also opt to add texture to the cord when you DIY your fixture with a helix knot design in macrame rope. Any texture in the shade or cord will add shape and dimension to your statement hanging lights!
Outdoor Accents
Woven styles are also a really great choice for outdoor statement pendant lighting, as many are rated to withstand environmental changes. We feature both basket and lasso shades in large and small sizes for dramatic outdoor string lights and pendants.
Get Started
With modern light fixtures from Color Cord Company at your fingertips, it can be easier than ever to swap out your subdued fixtures for more dramatic statement pendant lighting. Explore our collections to find something that speaks to you, or create personalized statement hanging lights from the ground up when you browse the customizable lighting selection.
