{kitchen lighting}

i'm calling in my wallpaper order in the morning... i'm going with the yellow cole & son cow parsley for the kitchen to coordinate with my white cabinetry, you know the cabinetry i envision but haven't decided on yet? yeah, that cabinetry. i plan to use red and blue as accent colors, but the primary palette will be yellow/white and metal accents in silver. i'm thinking of going with one of these pendants. question is, designer from twentytwentyone or budget ikea? for the kitchen, i'm leaning towards a budget option. but now part of me sees this red pendant from ikea and wants to go with red/white in the kitchen. errr. and do the yellow cole + son cow parsley in the adjacent living room or hallway. oh no, here i go again! so my vision is white cabinets, appliances and shelves, a wood surface to warm things up a bit, cow parsley on the walls, a white or yellow (or both) pendant, and accents of red and navy or black. I like the idea of placing some pretty china on the walls, maybe 3 plates. anyone own an ikea pendant? how do they stand up - are they decent quality? they seem so inexpensive to me, and sometimes that scares me a little...

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Juliette said…
We have the mid-size Leran pendant in our living/eating room (the wicker basket type one). We really like it. I couldn't decide on any Ikea ones for our kitchen, so we still have a bare bulb. We have the rice paper shades in two other rooms, nothing too special.

However, we have a cheap little shop (think mini-Christmas Tree store)that has 15 euro chandeliers in an antique white finish. I think I'm going to buy one and spray paint it a deep red.

This decision was compounded with the fact that with no external exhaust, I see a build up of cooking ick on my cabinets (and we eat healthy too!)so I wanted a light fixture that would either camouflage the build-up or be something I didn't care too much about.
Chitra said…
Hi Holly,
We dont have an IKEA pendant at home but i have seen it one of my friend's place and it is really decent for the price that you pay.
Maybe you shd try it on this time.
Cheers !
:-)
Anonymous said…
Dear Holly,
I've been reading decor8 for some time now, but this morning I had a nice surprise finding your new blog that mainly concentrates on life in Germany!
I am also an expat (originally from Estonia) living here in Germany. We just bought a flat in Frankfurt/Main. (He works here as a designer and so we figured that there is not much point to just pay the rent forever.)
The flat itself is a 'rough diamond', located in the heart of the city, ca 150 metres from the riverside. Quite small indeed, but what a heavenly terrace it has! And a view to the garden, or Blick ins Grüne, as they say here. :)
We haven't had much time decorating it yet, just painted all the walls white. Next thing to do is replacing this hideous laminate for a qooden parquette...
Anyway, I am truly hoping to find here inspiration and tips for our renovation and decoration works ahead. I am also planning to cover this topic more thoroughly in my own blog (http://www.isetegija.net/index.php?ind=blog&op=home&idu=1896 - mainly handicrafts-centered and in Estonian, though).

Liebe Grüsse from Frankfurt am Main,
Epp :)
Anonymous said…
Me again!
I just remembered something about IKEA pendants. Here is what I did to one of them in our previous (rental) flat here in Frankfurt.
http://www.isetegija.net/index.php?ind=blog&op=home&idu=1896&singlepost=15124

It was a nice minimalistic matte glass shade (the sticker on it said "handmade glass"), but the general impression of the kitchen was a bit too sterile-looking to feel at home there. So I grabbed a crochet hook and some thread from the local yarn shop. :)
Anonymous said…
sounds good! BTW: our kitchen downlights are designer but the pendants are pure IKEA. We've taken three so it looks like in a cafe - and sooooo cheap!
Yvonne
Tammy said…
I love those plates - do you know who makes them/brand name? Sorry to barge in only to ask a qu. rather than add to the discussion - but I really like 'em :)
Kathryn said…
Tammy. the plates are from Anthropologie and they are on sale right now which is always nice!!
http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/category.jsp?popId=EATING&navAction=poppushpush&navCount=14&itemCount=-1&pushId=EAT_SALE&id=EAT_SALE_EAT

As for IKEA pendants, I had one in the kitchen when I lived in London and that thing took a beating! It still looked great the day 4 students moved out!
Iside said…
hello Holly!
I have an IKEa pendant in my other home. I think is like the price. No an amazing thing,the quality so so and good price..(that's the best I think...) But if you have the chance to get other kind of pendants then go ahead!
Red stimulates the appetite, which is pretty good for the kitchen! Whatever pendant you choose, how about using multiple pendants in a row to give it a different kind of look?

Here's a bit of red & white Ikea kitchen inspiration for you from my fave designer Sarah Richardson:
http://www.designinc.ca/tr/tr.php?id=71&season=04
Anonymous said…
Love IKEA lights! Anxious to see the choices that you picked for the kitchen all put together. Vintage coca cola bottles for flower vases may be a bit kitschy, but would work great with your color scheme. Line them up on a window sill with the flowers that your husband brings home!!
so gorgeous Holly! I love that wallpaper and bet you wouldn't be sorry it was in your bright kitchen!
xo
Melissa
SimplyGrove said…
Your plan sounds wonderful!!!
Anonymous said…
I would go for the yellow, wood & white. Very warm and cosy (or 'gezellig' as we say in The Netherlands). Great wallpaper choice!
lizzy said…
holly, i think that the wallpaper is going to look fabulous in your kitchen! we have the 2nd pendant from the left (the round one) in our living room and it has held up great for nearly 4 years now. i know, some ikea things are not the best quality but i've never had any issues with their lighting! i like the red one too!
Anonymous said…
I know it's not the same shape, but could you paint the Ikea one the same yellow? Have fun!
read me... said…
I've had both Ikea light fittings and designer versions... and I liked both very much. to be honest, I think it comes down to the selecting the one you like best... and hope it doesn't completely blow your budget!
Anonymous said…
For the price of the IKEA pendant - what's the harm in purchasing one and trying it out? If you don't like it, you can give it away and purchase a nicer one!
Anonymous said…
craigslist.org has sites in Germany:

berlin
bremen
cologne
dresden
dusseldorf
essen / ruhr
frankfurt
hamburg
hannover
heidelberg
leipzig
munich
stuttgart
Anonymous said…
Ikea pendant + spray paint = !!
Anonymous said…
I've had two IKEA pendants and they've held up very well. I love our FOTO pendant lamp. I spray-painted it cream to match our walls and its simplicity pleases me very much. Of course, you could spray-paint yours red or yellow or navy ;-). I like my pendant to spotlight my dining room table rather than give ambient light, so I prefer an opaque shade rather than transparent/transluscent glass.
Coco said…
I recently bought two Ikea pendants Septim in white (third on the row) not 'cause I wanted budget but because I really really liked this one!

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