A Guide to Modern Lighting Trends

Drum pendant lights have gained a major following in recent years, thanks to their naturally cool, classic, sleek appeal. Defined by drum-shaped round shades, drum pendants are easy to incorporate into almost any room. Make sure to choose a material, diameter, brightness, and style for your drum pendant light that fits into your room's decor. Our Murray Feiss Joplin Pendant Light highlights one of the latest trends in drum pendants: patterned shades. This modern drum pendant features a large, elegant drum shade (19.75-inches in diameter) in a chrome finish with a funky geometric design. Another popular option for contemporary homes is the Nuevo Samoa Pendant, which features a unique mirrored shade with transparent finish and hanging crystal accents. For a slightly less modern look, check out the Kichler Celestial Inverted Pendant Light, boasting a central column of glass spheres with an elegant fabric shade and soft brass finish.

Another major trend in lighting is the modern look, which is especially popular if you'd like to add a punch of style or a focal centerpiece to a room. Modern lighting that features cool, contemporary, structural elements makes a statement in a major way. These modern works of art are not for the faint of heart. Modern light fixtures typically use funky shapes and unique patterns to cast dramatic shadows around a room. To make a major modern statement, the Nuevo Tentales Pendant Lamp is the way to go. Featuring exposed braided black cable leading to 10 black bulb socket holders, this pendant lamp is the epitome of modern industrial. Another option, the Nuevo Zeus Pendant Lamp, is truly the ideal hanging sculpture for the most modern of decorators. This one-light pendant fixture is an intricate sculptural design with a contemporary white metal shade. For a more elegantly modern look, the Nuevo Bari Pendant Lamp features a black acrylic shade, black hanging drops, and elegant scrollwork on a four-light pendant lamp. Another elegant option, the Plume Pendant comes in a polished chrome finish and offers a choice of clear crystal or pink crystal glass to suite your decor.

The world isn't all black and white, so there's no reason your lighting should be. Light up your life, and your home, with the latest lighting trend: colored light fixtures. Have fun with it! With colored lighting, you know you're doing more than just brightening a dim space - you're also creating an atmosphere. Our Besa Blue Cloud Sasha II Light is Energy Star rated and comes in a vibrant colbalt blue color to add a little spice to your over-the-sink area. As an added bonus, the three lights can face upward or downward, letting you direct light precisely where you need it. Ready for a change? Simply flip the lights to face downward for a whole new lease on your lighting. Not ready to feel blue? Check out our Besa Garnet Karli Wall Light for a red-hot alternative. This one-light wall sconce is Energy Star Rated and would work perfectly as part of a pair. Another popular Energy Star Rated option is the Besa Bi-Color Canto Wall Light. This 1-light wall sconce features a more subtle bicolor yellow and green glass shade for those looking to dip a toe in the pond of colored lighting.

Going green doesn't have to mean sacrificing style in order to feel better about the products you hang in your home. The eco-chic lighting trend offers a change that's, let's say, illuminating. Eco-chic light fixtures utilize the best of design and efficiency to create products that are good the environment and your decor. Our Varaluz Continuity Chandelier features renewable rattan stretched over a wire frame fashioned from recycled metal. To make the chandelier even more eco-friendly, the frosted glass is made from recycled bottled glass. To make an impressive, eco-chic statement in your entryway, check out our 12-light, three-tier Varaluz Soho Chandelier. Made of recycled steel with a nature-inspired design, this chandelier evenly illuminates any room. Another option is the Varaluz Aizen Chandelier, which offers a fusion of rustic, Asian and modern designs. This statement-making chandelier is fashioned out of recycled steel and glass and utilizes 60-watt bulbs. For a more subtle look, our Varaluz Continuity Wall Sconce features an elegantly curved design in a copper or gold finish to add warmth to any room and our Varaluz Aizen Bathroom Wall Light adds an eco-chic touch to any bathroom.

Industrial lighting doesn't have to mean stark and cold. The new trend in industrial lighting screams cool, chic downtown loft rather than creepy, old abandoned warehouse. Industrial lighting fixtures are designed to resemble factory furnishings and exposed materials. Many of today's designs are now updated with a chic twist to reflect a functional, bare-bones, utilitarian look. Work the industrial lighting trend seamlessly into your home with a Landmark School Pendant, which features a long, elegant pendant light in a gleaming satin nickel finish. Whether you use your kitchen or not, the Landmark Chadwick Island Light is sure to make a statement. Three short pendant lights hanging from a united base help distribute light around the room and transform any kitchen into a masterpiece. For a truly industrial look, check out the Authentic Models Cargo Hold Lantern Light handcrafted in bronzed brass. Modeled after the look of an old-school lantern, this industrial-style fixture will add a unique touch to any room.