Ah, I am coming up for air after a bout of food poisoning. Glad to be on the mend! During my down time, I think I finally nailed down a fixture for our stairwell. Well, top two at least. We have been on the hunt for the past 3 months and I wasn’t in a hurry to get one in place–I just really wanted it to be right.
We’ve painted the walls and the railing and DIYed a baby gate (the photo above was taken before that installment. blog fail.) and although there are a few other things we’re doing here (tearing up the carpet, new window treatment and a slew of photos/art) I felt like a new light had to come next. Nothing else was going to look good with the current fixture in place. Or maybe I should say, nothing else was going to look like us with the current light hanging.
So, like I said, we’ve narrowed it down to two very different options.
Although seemingly different, I think both of these would work well in the stairwell and fit into our home style.
The drum on the left is casual and warm and the extra suspension cords make the pendant more substantial for a stairwell I think. Â We love the grasscloth texture and warm hue it would add to the space.
The cube on the right is unique, minimal and open, so it wouldn’t obstruct any frames we hang. We love the warm gold touches that would tie in with the gold mirror in the entry.
I think we’re leaning toward one (I change my mind every 3 minutes) but this is where we’d love to hear your opinion. Drum on the left or cube on the right?
Hi
Can you tell me what brand of light the cube is and where you purchased it?
It’s from Shades of Light
Cube!
Cube. While I don’t think it matches the spindles and railing perfectly I know you’ve mentioned in prior posts that you want to change that out in the future.
CUBE!!!!
If I had to choose between the two, I’d vote drum – I think this cube looks too trendy like it is on the way out and you might find yourself re-doing the lighting again a year or two down the road. And the cube looks like it might compete with the gold mirror and painting and/or make the spindles look more outdated. What about something in the cube’s family but with simpler lines? It might blend better and make a statement that would last longer.
One more consideration, just a small one that I don’t see mentioned yet. Some people with lighter coloured eyes don’t like the exposed bulb trend because they are more sensitive to light and it hurts their eyes (my husband being one of them). Will this light be eye level with guests sitting in the living room?