Where to Use Pendant Lights Outside the Kitchen

Pendant lights are a perfect lighting option for kitchens – whether over an island, above a sink or providing ambient overall light – but they are not limited to use in that one room only. You can use pendants all throughout your home, even outdoors!

Need some inspiration? Here are pendant lights being used outside the kitchen.

Pendant lights in the bathroom

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These large glassy coastal-style pendants frame this slim vanity mirror beautifully.

Where to Use Pendant Lights Outside the Kitchen - LightsOnline Blog
Photo credits: Becki Owens and Rebekah Westover

In a small powder room, a single pendant is a smart option.

Where to Use Pendant Lights Outside the Kitchen - LightsOnline Blog

Multiple sinks? Multiple pendants!

Pendant lights in the bedroom

Where to Use Pendant Lights Outside the Kitchen - LightsOnline Blog

A large pendant light is ideal for giving off ambient overall light in bedrooms.

Where to Use Pendant Lights Outside the Kitchen - LightsOnline Blog
Photo credits: Rebekah Higgs and Ming Gong

Add a fun touch of color and free up room on your nightstand when you swap out a lamp for a pendant.

Where to Use Pendant Lights Outside the Kitchen - LightsOnline Blog

Put those bedside pendants on dimmers, too, so you can adjust the level of light as you please.

Pendant lights in the dining room

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Photo credit: Jessica Davis

If your home isn’t laid out as ideally as it could be, that’s OK! Look for a chain-hung pendant and swag it over to hang above your table.

Where to Use Pendant Lights Outside the Kitchen - LightsOnline Blog

A glass pendant is great for a smaller space since that won’t take up as much visual space.

Where to Use Pendant Lights Outside the Kitchen - LightsOnline Blog

A bigger dining room table is the perfect place for a pair of pendants.

Pendant lights in the entryway

Where to Use Pendant Lights Outside the Kitchen - LightsOnline Blog

Love this bubbly look with the matching wall sconces!

Where to Use Pendant Lights Outside the Kitchen - LightsOnline Blog

This is one A+ geometric lighting look – and we love how the finish matches the door and stairs!

Where to Use Pendant Lights Outside the Kitchen - LightsOnline Blog

Long hallway? Use more than one pendant! Bonus points if there’s a mirror at the end to make it look like the style goes on forever.

Pendant lights in the living room

Where to Use Pendant Lights Outside the Kitchen - LightsOnline Blog

An airy, open lantern style light brightens up a living room without taking up lots of visual space.

Where to Use Pendant Lights Outside the Kitchen - LightsOnline Blog

Got a big open living room? Put in a row of pendants or use pendants to highlight different sections of the room!

Where to Use Pendant Lights Outside the Kitchen - LightsOnline Blog

Just like with bedside tables, you can also substitute pendants for living room side table lamps!

Pendant lights outdoors

Where to Use Pendant Lights Outside the Kitchen - LightsOnline Blog

Take meals al fresco with a pendant designed especially for outdoor spaces!

Where to Use Pendant Lights Outside the Kitchen - LightsOnline Blog

Hanging out outside has become more important than ever these past few years – pendants are great here too!

Where to Use Pendant Lights Outside the Kitchen - LightsOnline Blog

A row of pendants creates a clean look and helps delineate your outdoor living areas.

Ready to use pendant lights in every room of your home? Read our Pendant Buying Guide and Pendant Sizing Guide, then shop our selection!

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