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10 Ways to Dazzle With Cluster Lights
Why have one light when you can have three, four or many more? Here’s how to pack a punch with your pendants
There is power in numbers, and none more so than when it comes to lights. Whether you’re looking to illuminate a room with a high ceiling, highlight a feature or pool light on a dining table, clusters mean you can choose the number of bulbs and how spread out they are. Aside from their lighting skills, they are also, of course, a striking design feature in themselves, as these beauties prove.
Cover the ceiling
Exploit the trend for bare bulbs and coloured flex with a spread across the ceiling. The key to making this look feel relaxed and stylish rather than showroom is to be random with heights and spacing.
Exploit the trend for bare bulbs and coloured flex with a spread across the ceiling. The key to making this look feel relaxed and stylish rather than showroom is to be random with heights and spacing.
Hang a trio
In interiors, three is the magic number. If you have high ceilings make the most of them with a trio of lights, positioned at different heights. These pendants by Tom Dixon are in on trend copper and add a gorgeously warm gleam to this simple white space.
Discover our pick of the pendants
In interiors, three is the magic number. If you have high ceilings make the most of them with a trio of lights, positioned at different heights. These pendants by Tom Dixon are in on trend copper and add a gorgeously warm gleam to this simple white space.
Discover our pick of the pendants
Frame in a base
For those with lower ceilings, this is a great way to work the cluster light trend. Chromed glass orbs of different sizes cluster on a square base for a dazzling effect.
For those with lower ceilings, this is a great way to work the cluster light trend. Chromed glass orbs of different sizes cluster on a square base for a dazzling effect.
Add a dash of colour
This cheerful room has colour infused throughout. The lights pick up the shades in the rug for a pleasingly coordinated feel. The mirror at the top of the cluster is a clever way to open up the space and make the most of the light.
This cheerful room has colour infused throughout. The lights pick up the shades in the rug for a pleasingly coordinated feel. The mirror at the top of the cluster is a clever way to open up the space and make the most of the light.
Vary the shapes
Three pendants in the same style but different shapes hang together as a cluster here, and complement the industrial-style dining nook. A look like this is easy to copy – just have fun playing with different shapes to find a look that works for you. Scour lighting shops and eBay for different but complementary designs.
Three pendants in the same style but different shapes hang together as a cluster here, and complement the industrial-style dining nook. A look like this is easy to copy – just have fun playing with different shapes to find a look that works for you. Scour lighting shops and eBay for different but complementary designs.
Big up simple lanterns
A trio of lantern-style lights adds charm to this midcentury room, the cluster creating more impact than a single shade, which could look a little lost. Try George Nelson’s Bubble lights for a range of beautiful shapes, or hang a group of paper shades for a similar effect.
A trio of lantern-style lights adds charm to this midcentury room, the cluster creating more impact than a single shade, which could look a little lost. Try George Nelson’s Bubble lights for a range of beautiful shapes, or hang a group of paper shades for a similar effect.
Focus your attention
Rather than always being the centre of attention, cluster lights can be used to highlight other statement pieces. Here, the gorgeous bath is the star of the show, with the three minimal Bocci lights hung at different levels cleverly drawing the eye down to it.
Discover how you can add drama to your home with lighting
Rather than always being the centre of attention, cluster lights can be used to highlight other statement pieces. Here, the gorgeous bath is the star of the show, with the three minimal Bocci lights hung at different levels cleverly drawing the eye down to it.
Discover how you can add drama to your home with lighting
Open up with a row
Ensure nobody is left out of the conversation with a row of lights hung along a dining table. This design by Flos is a single piece, but you could easily hang a row of single pendants if you have a favourite design.
Ensure nobody is left out of the conversation with a row of lights hung along a dining table. This design by Flos is a single piece, but you could easily hang a row of single pendants if you have a favourite design.
Think differently
This design gives a cheeky nod to traditional light shades for a living room that’s elegant yet playful. Copy the look with a group of small shades for a unique look.
Do you like the cluster light look? Which is your favourite? Let us know in the Comments section below.
This design gives a cheeky nod to traditional light shades for a living room that’s elegant yet playful. Copy the look with a group of small shades for a unique look.
Do you like the cluster light look? Which is your favourite? Let us know in the Comments section below.
The beauty of cluster lighting is that you can have as many bulbs as you like. This gorgeous cluster of chromed glass orbs is softly reflected in the many glossy surfaces in this kitchen for a truly glamorous effect.
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