Unique Kitchen Lighting Ideas

SWIRLING GOLD CHANDELIER

The dining table and banquette within this Upper West Side apartment, upholstered in a Maharam mohair, are custom layouts; the swivel seats are by Koi and the painting is by Allen Anthony Hansen.

Rattan Pendant

A natural feel may add the perfect finishing note. The Palecek rattan pendant inside this kitchen seems "old-school Florida," designer Andrew Howard says.

GOLD SCONCES

The custom furnishings in the dining room of this West Village apartment add a table along with a banquette upholstered in Maharam fabrics, The Thonet chairs are classic, the barstool is by Gubi, the sconces are by Areti, the wallcovering is Function + Sea's Watercolor Stripe along with the artworks include pieces by Wardell Milan, John Register, and Jeff Lewis.

1920S ENGLISH PENDANTS

In this Connecticut kitchen, the island has a top of honed Carrara marble, the wall tiles are by Waterworks, the cooker is Viking, and the stools are by York Street Studio; the 19th-century Windsor seat is a family room, and the 1920s English pendants are from BK Antiques.

BURSTING PENDANT

The dining table and seats are by DimoreStudio, the Sputnik ceiling lighting is by Fedele Papagni, and the marble flooring is original to the 1970s construction in this Monte Carlo apartment. The artworks from the dining area are by Pierre Le-Tan.