Pendant Track Lighting: Make Bar Tables Look Lively

By Danny Ricks

Pendant track lighting is becoming famous nowadays. It is the coolest thing to decorate a particular place like bar of house and also saves energy. Its main feature is that it matches any decor. There are variety of track structures and has a unique ability to throw light on the place where it is facing.

You can take pendant tracks same as simple pendant lamps of large size. The only difference is that pendant track lighting is smaller than that of pendant lamps. You can illuminate these pendants in line, circle or any geometrical shape. To add more beauty, more than one pendant lights can also be used with same or different colored bulbs. You can also get different beautiful designs and materials.

Normally small bulbs of around 40 watts are used in these pendants. This helps in conservation of energy in a large extent. Zero watt bulbs also look attractive in small pendant tack lighting. Also, more lamps can be used if you are using zero watt bulbs as it consumes negligible electricity.

The major uses of pendant lights are counter top or bar lighting, kitchens, bathrooms, perhaps throwing light on a workspace or throwing light on artworks, decorating the room, etc. There are many different types of pendant track lighting available like colored fabric pendant, swarovski crystal, clear glass pendant, etc. But before you head on to buy one, do sit in your room and check where you want to install it and what type of lighting you want. This makes a big difference. Suppose you buy a pendant light that do not match your furniture or with the place for which you bought it, this is no use. So first think, decide and then buy.

Pendant track lights can be installed in different types of geometrical designs like grid style, cross layout sectional, straight run track, Ninety degree track with a flex connector, "T" style track and monorial style.

If you want to put lights in a straight line or in any other geometrical shape like square or rectangle, grid style lighting is best suited. If the ceiling has a big floor area and you want to spread light then perhaps the cross layout section geometrical design is best one for your home.

If you have a simple square, rectangle, circle or any other geometrical design where you want to install these lamps, straight run track is the option. The lamps are installed in a straight line making the outline of the ceiling. But if your ceiling is at an angle mainly at ninety degrees, track with flex connectors are used.

"T" style track is basically used to focus light on one point. Monorail style is used to produce some desired result like throwing light on a particular collection to give an attractive sparkling effect. These are also used in special situations.

Pendant track lights are of different size and shape. It ads style to the place where it is installed and gives it a sparkling and attractive glow. - 29857

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