Lighting has a huge effect on whether or not a room feels good. I think of it like this, if your outfit is amazing but you’re having an awful hair day, it can ruin the whole look. Over the last few years I have been updating some of the older light fixtures in our home. I still have a few to go, but I want to share what I currently have installed and why I chose it. It can be hard to figure out how to mix and match lighting so I hope this makes it a little more doable if you’re struggling with this in your home.

I’m linking to all of my light fixtures at the end of this post.

Foyer Pendant

When you first enter our home we have a small foyer before you walk through the rest of the entry hall. Not too long ago I installed this white domed glass pendant with a black metal finish. My dream pendant was this beauty, but the price made me a little dizzy. The one I chose gives me the same vibe with a much more agreeable price.

Why I Chose It

Once you see more of the lighting in our home you’ll notice I have a lot of white glass fixtures. They’re all different, but the white glass is a unifying feature. And truthfully, clear glass is a cleaning commitment I don’t want to make. No matter how often you clean your light fixtures, dust is just always visible. The milky white glass is so much easier. Black metal finishes are also a common denominator with most of the lighting in our home. So, as soon as you walk in you’re greeted with a fixture that nods to what is to come.

Office Chandelier

Directly off the foyer is our home office. When I gave the home office a makeover I knew I wanted to do a fun chandelier that would stand out against the black paint. This bubble chandelier seems to float in the room.

Why I Chose It

This chandelier and the foyer pendant are right next to each other. While entirely different fixtures, they both have white rounded glass and black metal finishes. You don’t have to purchase lighting from the same family in order to work well with each other so long as they they have similar features. And while hard to see against the black ceiling, the office chandelier and the foyer pendant both have the same style of canopy that attaches the light the ceiling as well.

Entry Hall Lantern

Just past the foyer the entry hall opens up to a two story tall ceiling next to our stairway. This two tier lantern is my newest light fixture and it fills the area so well. I love that it can work with a number of different styles. Absolutely thrilled with this purchase.

Why I Chose It

I needed a large light that was tall enough to fill in the height, but not too wide that it would be close to the wall next to it. The openness of a lantern keeps it from being overwhelming, especially since this one doesn’t have glass. The black finish ties in with the stairway and also back to the black finish in the foyer pendant.

This part of the entry hall opens up to the dining room just to the right so I needed the lights in the two spaces to flow well. The lantern I chose has candle style lights with ivory arms. The reason I did that will make even more sense when you see the dining room light next.

Dining Room Pendant

Do any of you remember the orb chandelier I had in here for years? Swapping that out for this linear pendant transformed this space! I spent a little more on this two light fixture than others that are out there because the quality is incredible. The dining room needed a special light and I didn’t want to skimp.

Why I Chose It

A regular chandelier style light would be the most obvious choice for a dining room, but I wanted to do something different. The simple line of a linear pendant over the table is so pretty to me. I also liked how the curve of the arms mimics the curve of the wall sconces. And now when looking back at the entry lantern right next to this room you can see they both have candle style lights with ivory arms and the same black finish. The white shades go back to the white glass on the foyer pendant and office chandelier.

Living Room Chandelier

Years ago we had a ceiling fan instead of a chandelier in our living room. I hated it. I cannot begin to tell you how happy I was the day this extra large two tier chandelier was installed.

Why I Chose It

A two story vaulted ceiling needs a large enough chandelier that will visually fill the space without getting swallowed up. I could have gone with a single tier, but the layer is so dramatic in the best way possible. I think you’ll be surprised by the price on this one. Feels like a steal for the impact it makes. I have this one a dimmer switch and love the option that give me for setting a mood in here in the evening. Black finish because that is the lighting story for all of the main living spaces. It’s the unifyer. The candle arms tie back to the entry lantern and dining room pendant.

Kitchen

It has been several years since I installed these white glass pendants over our kitchen island and I still love them as much today. These pendants were probably the first light fixtures I splurged on. I had been eyeing them for a couple of years and couldn’t find anything that spoke to me the way these did. I’m linking to them at the bottom, but I found a source that has the exact light for way less than what I purchased them for several years back.

Why I Chose Them

We have a traditional kitchen and I wanted pendants that weren’t too traditional for a little contrast. I love the shape and the black band along the top with the metal cage on the exterior. The white glass ties back with the white glass foyer pendant, white ball office chandelier, and white shades from the dining room pendant. The round shape of the glass also nods back to the round two tier chandelier in the living room which it opens up to. And of course the black metal pulls the black from the kitchen island up to the ceiling.

Kitchen Nook

I spent so long searching for a chandelier for this dining nook off the kitchen. When I found this hammered glass chandelier it wasn’t going to work as is. It was a semi-flush mount and far too short for my ceiling but I couldn’t get it out of my head. I decided to order it anyway and have it rewired so I could have enough length to turn it into a chandelier. They no longer make this chandelier but I still want to share it with you because the idea behind it still makes sense if you’re working on mixing and matching lights.

Why I Chose It

At this point you already know why the metal finish is black. I was especially drawn to this chandelier because of the black metal banding that holds the glass cylinders in place. That round black banding ties in with the round black band that is along the top of the island pendants. I mentioned earlier that I am not a fan of cleaning light fixtures with clear glass. I went against that here and chose to do the clear hammered glass because I love how the light shines through it and how it ties in with the glass front cabinets it is in front of.

On the cabinet wall I went with adjustable arm sconces so that the light would pour out over the shelves. Had I gone with a regular wall mounted sconce the light would have been blocked by the shelves and it wouldn’t have been useful for preparing coffee below. I love a rainy day when I have just these scones on.

Laundry Room

You’re going to have to use your imagination here because I don’t have a good photo of the light in our laundry room. This room is right off the kitchen. If you look back at the kitchen island pendants and the metal bands that run along the side of the island pendants you’ll see a similarity with this small flush mount. I feel like this fixture is a perfect blend of the island pendants and the pendant that is in our entry foyer.

Powder Room

The bathrooms are where I have deviated from the black metal I used in the open common areas of our home. If you’re unsure of how to best bring in a different light fixture finish I find it easiest to do that in a room that is separated by a door.

Why I Chose It

When I renovated our small powder room I went with a brass faucet to contrast the black soapstone counter. This natural brass two light fixture over the mirror ties in well with the brass faucet. The curve of the lights arms blend well with the curve of the faucet. The white globe light bulbs go to back to the other white glass fixtures throughout the house. The flushmount over the toilet also ties in the same way with the rounded white globe.

Kid’s Bathrooms

I gave both kids’ bathrooms a makeover a couple of years ago. My goal was to update them without ripping out the vanities and moving plumbing or electrical. It can be tricky to find pretty bathroom sconces to place above the mirror. But, I feel like I found some pretty options between the powder room and kids’ bathrooms.

Why I Chose It

In both of the kids’ bathrooms I went with polished nickel faucets, but I chose to do a raw brass finish on the light fixtures. In my son’s bathroom the light ties in with the brass cabinet knobs, towel ring, toilet paper holder, and electrical plates. In my daughter’s bathroom the light ties in with the gold toned mirror, brass towel ring, hooks, and electrical plate. The white globe shades connect to the other white rounded glass used in the fixtures you saw throughout our home.

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• 1. Foyer
• 2. Kids’ Bathrooms
• 3. Office
• 4. Kitchen Sconces
• 5. Entry Hall
• 6. Living Room
• 7. Kitchen Island Pendants
• 8. Powder Room Flush Mount
• 9. Dining Room
• 10. Kitchen Nook – no longer available
• 11. Powder Room Sconce
• 12. Laundry Room

All of the lights in our home are different, but I hope you have been able to see how to mix and match lighting so they all still work together. FInding similar features like shapes, types of glass, and finish will keep things cohesive but gives you flexibility to try different styles so your lighting stays interesting and not boring.

Which light fixture is your favorite?