We have decided to swap the living room and dining rooms in our house, that is, use what is supposed to be a living room as the dining room, and visa versa. One problem is that the living room does not have an ceiling light. I would like to install some pendant lights in what is now the dining room for over the table.

My question is this… what is the best way to do this when there isn’t an existing ceiling light?

The room has a wall socket that runs turns off/on using the light switch. I would like to tie it into that light switch, but don’t want to have to cut into the ceiling and walls any more than is necessary.

Any advice would be great.
It is on the lower floor of a two story house.

Hi, so I just bought a light but it did not come with a lighting kit. I really want to have it be a pendant light but i’m not sure where to buy it or what kind of kit will work with it. Here is what it looks like:
http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv279/vintage24/DSCF3222.jpg http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv279/vintage24/DSCF3219.jpg (this is the top of the light)

I am just using a hanger to hold up my light in my closet right now and I would really like to be able to find the right kit to be able to hang it up in my dining room.

This is what I want it to look like: http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv279/vintage24/p_w253_alt_WE09A348_SP09_0811251406.jpg

I have preset lighting already, so I also just want to be able to turn it on and off with the light switch. I dont want the kind where you plug it into the wall.

If anyone could help me that would be fantastic. Thank You!
I already took it to home depot but they didnt have it…

I foolishly bought a pendant lamp with only a 100 watt halogen light bulb for my dining area. Now that I’ve decided to replace it with a bigger chandalier, how many watts of light should I be looking at? I do have a Lutron dimmer, so it’ll be adjustable. Is total wattage even what I should be looking at? Is there some other measurement to consider?

Because my dining room has a sloping roof, I can really only do a single chandalier or pendant lamp. A single pendant lamp will never be bright enough — so that’s out. Most chandaliers tend to have lamp shades that focus upwards, whereas I know lighting for a dining table should mostly focus downwards — to draw people into the dining area.

What are my options? For what it’s worth, I very much want a modern, contemporary design.