If I had to choose one thing to change in a room to make the biggest impact, it would probably be the paint color but a close second would be lighting! Since moving into our house five years ago we’ve changed out almost every single light fixture and even added several wired fixtures where there previously were none – the difference it’s made is huge!
Today I’m joining my friends Pam of Simple Details, Lisa of Shine Your Light, and Jennifer of Dimples & Tangles to share all of my I-have-it-and-love-it lighting favorites for this month’s My Five Favorites. So if you’re looking for a new flush mount light, chandelier, or pendant to dress up your house before the holidays, there’s lots of inspiration coming your way! And we’re welcoming Sue of The Zhush as our guest host! Sue is actually a Connecticut neighbor and she has such a gorgeous home that I could move right into without changing a thing (something I can hardly ever say!) – this is just a small taste of it:
Welcome Sue! Now let’s get going with my five lighting favorites (I pulled most of my images from past Christmases to start getting us all into the holiday spirit 🙂 ) (post includes some affiliate links – full disclosure statement {here}):
Favorite Chandeliers
Our family room was used as a home office by the previous owners and the only overhead lighting was dated track lighting. We had an electrician rewire the space for an overhead fixture and added this two-tier chandelier that made all of the difference in the world (check out the full “before” and “after” makeover of our family room {here})! You can find our family room chandelier {here} – ours is the “satin bronze” (although it’s way more gold than bronze) but it also comes in brushed nickel.
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Our dining room chandelier is actually the very first light fixture we replaced because the previous owners took the old one with them! I snagged our rope chandelier for a steal at the Ballard Outlet (similar ones are available {here} and {here}) and it’s served us well for five years. But I’ve recently decided to change it out so it coordinates better with our kitchen lighting (those doors at the end of the dining room are no longer there so you can see right into our new kitchen).
Additional Pics & Full Source List for Our Dining Room Can be Found {here}
This is the chandelier I’m 90% sure I’m going with (I found it {here}) – I love the clean, classic design and think it will play off of my kitchen pendant lights really well. Do you like??
Favorite Flush Mount Lights
Since most of our house has low 7 1/2 foot ceilings, we have a lot of flush mount ceiling lights throughout our home. This scalloped beauty in our master bedroom is definitely one of my favorites. Love the design and the dark edging! It’s available {here}.
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Our home office was home to one of the many overhead boob lights we used to have throughout our house but I replaced it with {this gold semi-flush mount fixture} and love the new look! It also comes in brushed nickel if you’re not a gold lover.
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Another boob light replacement is this much more modern sputnik fixture (found {here}) that’s in my girls’ small bonus room space. I love the fun, playful vibe!
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And I’ll wrap up my favorite flush mounts with the one that’s the biggest bang for the buck! Yet another boob light replacement was {this simple flush mount light} in our guest bathroom:
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Its simple clean lines, color options (mine is the warm brass but other options are english bronze and satin or polished nickel), and great price make it a win! I also added an identical one to our laundry room that I’ll be sharing more of in early 2019! If you want to see other great flush mount light options, check out {this post} detailing all of my favorites!
Favorite Table Lamps
When I find a lamp I really love, I often buy a pair so I have the option to use them on both sides of a bed, both sides of a sofa, or in some other spot where a pair works best. I have two of these crystal urn lamps found {here} that have such a classic design they look good pretty much anywhere. Right now I have one of them on the dresser in our bedroom and the second one on my daughter’s nightstand:
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I also have a pair of these small brass and acrylic lamps in our teeny craft room. They’re much more petite than a typical lamp so are perfect for on top of a dresser, in a bookcase, or on a desk. I found them {here}.
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And this is a little sneak peek of my latest room reveal (my youngest daughter’s room) that’s coming to the blog this weekend! It’s a more modern shape than the other lamps in my house and I love the marble base – you can find it {here}.
And my newest table lamps are ones that just arrived yesterday after being backordered for weeks! The plan is to put them in our guest room because they have the coolest feature that I think would be so nice for guests – there’s a USB outlet in the base of each lamp so guests have an easy place to charge their phones. I found my USB lamps {here} (the pics show two color options but the “ivory” color that I have is the only one currently available – and by the way it’s not all that ivory, it’s more of a white). Use code SAVEMORE right now for a discount of 15% of more!
Favorite Outdoor Lights
The lights flanking our front door were super teeny and undersized for our house so last year I swapped them out for these much bigger beauties! I love that they have a traditional lantern style with a more updated, modern design. I found them {here} – mine are the 23″ H version but they also have a smaller 18″ version. I also bought a third to add lighting between our two garage doors.
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Favorite Pendant Lights
Our kitchen pendant lights are one of my most recent lighting additions! Our old kitchen didn’t have any overhead lighting other than recessed can lights so when we did our kitchen renovation (check that out {here} if you missed it), I had the electrician add wiring for two pendants over our island. I went with a pair of {these pendants} in gilded iron – having short ceilings, their open design is perfect for not taking up too much visual space. You can also check out {this copy cat version} – at a lower price!
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I also added overhead lighting where there was none before over our kitchen table – I went with {this capiz honeycomb pendant} (the 22″ size) and love the touch of glam it adds to our space!
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And last but not least, the pendants that are in both of my daughters’ room! I added {these quatrefoil pendants} that add so much to the room compared to the simple flush mount dome lights that they replaced! I went with brushed gold but they’re also available in antique silver.
This pic is one final sneak peek at my youngest daughter’s newly made-over room! Be sure to stop back by this weekend for the full reveal! You can subscribe to Driven by Decor {here} if you haven’t already to get notified when my makeover post and other new blog posts go live!
Ready to see even more lighting favorites? Hop on over to my friend’s blogs to see what they have to share!
Pam – Simple Details
Jennifer – Dimples & Tangles
Lisa – Shine Your Light
Sue – The Zhush
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Have a great day everyone,
Your home is full of such beautiful lighting, Kris! I think your scallop flush mount is my fave. 🙂
Thanks Jennifer! XOXO
Kris,
The lamp for the guest room is so great, and double bonus with the USB port. This is a fun post—seeing all of the great ideas for lighting, especially lamps.
Can’t wait to see your youngest daughter’s room. It looks wonderful.
xo,
Karen
Thank you Karen! I’m so excited about the USB lamps – such a cool thing!
Kris,
I thank you for your timely lighting tutorial. I am doing all this right now, with the Darlana in my staircase, similar shaded chandelier to yours in my dining room.
Do you have any suggestions for a master bath room?
Thank you and as always appreciate your wonderful ideas
Jenny
Jennifer I don’t love any of the lighting in our master bathroom or my girls room – those are two of the last spaces I need to swap out! So unfortunately I don’t have any go-tos to share just yet!
Love your decor, but was wondering why you used a gold trimmed ceiling light fixture in the bathroom when your bath fixtures are chrome?
Hi Sue, I actually love mixing metals! I just limit it to two metal finishes per space and have each finish in more than one place. In our guest bathroom, our vanity knobs are gold so that helps tie the finish in. I did the same in my kitchen with gold pendants and hardware but silver appliances and faucet.
You have so many pretty gold lights Kris! I love the new chandelier you picked for the dining room, it is going to look beautiful especially with the new view into your kitchen!
Thanks Lisa!!
Hi – are your pendants the exact linked ones from Houzz? I am looking to put 2 pendants over my island but the sizing specs listed on the Houzz and Amazon pendants linked are a bit different. Want to make sure I am getting correct size bc my island like similar in size to yours. Thank you!
Hi Mandy! Yes, my linked pendants on Houzz are the exact ones that I have. The Amazon ones are a cheaper knock-off!
Can you share information on your kitchen flooring ?
Donna you can find the details and more pics in my kitchen reveal post here: https://www.drivenbydecor.com/gray-white-kitchen-remodel/
I love the new chandelier you picked for the dining room, it is going to look beautiful especially with the new view into your kitchen!
Tell me about your pretty wood floors! Husband won’t do engineered. Trying to achieve that pretty, natural vibe in solid hardwood. Help!
They’re engineered hardwoods so might not work for you but I love them – the details are in this post: https://www.drivenbydecor.com/hallmark-wood-floors-review/
Hi! You mentioned fans throughout your home but I couldn’t find any pics. I too have almost all 7 1/2 ft ceilings in our 1977 tri level home and I’m having a hard time finding fan options that don’t hang too low. My husband and I are both 6ft tall and my 4 kids love to jump and throw things so I have horrible visions of us getting tangled up in the blades. What kind of options do I have? Thanks!