Hanging light fixtures can be very chic and very stylish and they’re not just for the dining room or kitchen. A beautifully-designed pendant light can look great in any room. Cord hanging light fixtures are particularly interesting. They have very simple designs and this makes them for minimalistic interiors. Their simplicity also makes them versatile so they look wonderful in Scandinavian decors and also in modern and contemporary homes.

For the dining room, such a light fixtures is both functional and eye-catching

Obviously, the whole technical part of such designs is very simple and there’s not much you can do about it. So how do you make a cord-hanging light fixture look interesting and different from everything else.

Tie the cords in a bunch and create an interesting chandelierFor a Scandinavian interior, the simpler the design the better

There are lots of possibilities, even if the basic details are practically always the same. For example, a minimalist cord-hanging pendant light can be eye-catching if it has a colorful cord. I particularly like red as an accent color in this case.

Try opting for various cord colors for a more diversified lookRed is a very popular and also very elegant and chic accent colorCord-hanging pendant lights are also a wonderful choice for industrial decorsA very interesting chandelier-like design with a sleek and modern lookA light fixture which would look perfect in an industrial-style décorEmphasize the high of the ceiling with straight, hanging cordsHere’s a very practical way of using cord-hanging light fixtures in the kitchenHanging cords are particularly suitable for the dining areaCreate a net of cords and an interesting display on the ceilingThe diverse and bold colors combined with the interesting shape of the light bulbs create an eye-catchingThe cord gives you freedom in choosing the height and place for the light fixtureThe red cords look wonderful in combination with the white walls and ceiling

Sometimes the simpler the design the better it will look in a certain type of décor. Other times it’s the number of hanging cords and light bulbs that makes a design stand out. Whatever the case is, cord-hanging light fixtures are some of the most elegant ones you can opt for in the case of a modern or minimalistic interior design.

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