Lighting Design
A few times a year I like to check in on what’s happening in the world of lighting design. Here’s what I discovered today.
Pendants & Chandeliers in Unexpected Places
![Image of a contemporary kitchen with sleek modern design, light colored countertop with a darker base and 3 blue and seafoam green colored chairs underneath a multiglobe chandelier that looks like bubbles.](https://kimballstarr.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Kimball-Starr-Interior-Design_Blog-Lighting-Trends-Chandelier-MultiLight-via-House-Interior.net_-580x407.jpg)
Fancy chandeliers placed over kitchen counters for instant drama is a hot new trend!
![View of a living room with plant-inspired gold on tan wallpaper, a tan sofa with a chaise long, a hot pink armchair, and a glass coffee table, all underneath a four-tiered round glass pendant light that looks like a mini chandelier.](https://kimballstarr.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Kimball-Starr-Interior-Design_Blog-Living-Room-Glam-Pendant-Light-580x387.jpeg)
We added unexpected glam to this San Francisco living room with a tiered glass pendant as mini chandelier.
Portable Lights
![A portable lamp that looks like an hourglass with a shorter, flattened top. The top half of the spindle shape lights up.](https://kimballstarr.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Kimball-Starr-Interior-Design_Blog-Lighting-Trends-SaltPepper-Lamp-by-Tobias-Grau-580x659.png)
Portable lamps are becoming popular. This one is not only functional but stylishly cool. Great for kids’ rooms and tiptoeing down long dark hallways.
Color & Pattern
![A riot of colors and textures in a hallway: floral wallpaper, carved room divider, a side table stacked with small books, and a lamp made to look like a coconut tree, with a bright blue and hot pink spotted lampshade, next to a yellow and white patterned pillow on a chair.](https://kimballstarr.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Kimball-Starr-Interior-Design_Blog-Lighting-Trends-Lampshade-by-Matthew-Williamson-at-Pooky-580x739.png)
Combining color, pattern, texture, and WOW in your lampshades is an up-and-coming trend!
Statement Ambient Lighting
![Photo of a simple brass arched desk lamp with an round lampshade and a twisted exposed cord, on a rough wooden table with an open book nearby.](https://kimballstarr.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Kimball-Starr-Interior-Design_Blog-Lighting-Trends-Abercrombie-Table-Lamp-by-Jim-Lawrence-580x579.png)
Ambient lighting doesn’t have to be boring – just find your perfect style match.
![Four different-colored lava lamps (orange/lighter orange, green/purple, green/blue, and purple/orange), each on a step up a set of stairs, with pierced metal stair rails on the higher steps.](https://kimballstarr.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Kimball-Starr-Interior-Design_Blog-Lighting-Trends-Lava-Lamps-via-GrahamGreen-580x465.png)
Express yourself passionately with lava lamps on display! Would look great on your desk or dressing table.
Black & Geometric
![Photo of a contemporary living and dining area, with light colored sofa at the front, a round white dining table with four light tan chairs, and a standing lamp in the corner. Above the sofa hangs a multi-shade pendant light of black shades attached with black metal crossbars forming an enneagon (nine-sided geometric shape).](https://kimballstarr.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Kimball-Starr-Interior-Design_Blog-Lighting-Trends-Black-Lighting-via-indecortrends.com_-580x418.jpg)
Black is always in style. Now combine with a geometric trend for total sophistication.
![A country-style kitchen with penny tiles, white cabinetry, grey countertops, silver appliances, and tan and white tiled backsplash. Hanging in the center of the space is a pendant light formed from two black metal rings at 90-degree angle, with four black faux candle holders, and a stabilizing single vetical metal pole in the center.](https://kimballstarr.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Modern-Farmhouse-Lighting-580x870.jpg)
Create a stylish, well-lit space with Kimball Starr Interior Design! She designs homes throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and Lake Tahoe. Contact her today for a socially-distanced in-person or remote consultation.