Verde Glass Pendant Light

Green glass does something clear glass cannot: it gives a room colour without giving it a colour scheme. The Verde Glass Pendant Light from Decor Auremont hangs a tinted glass shade over your island, table or entryway and turns the bulb behind it into a warm, softened glow rather than a bare point of light. Switched off it still earns its place, reading as a piece of coloured glass rather than a fixture waiting to be used.

The drop is adjustable, which matters more than it sounds. Over a kitchen island you want the shade low enough to define the counter and high enough to see across; over a dining table you want it lower; in a stairwell or double-height entry you want length. Setting the cable at installation lets one fixture solve all of those, and multiple sizes are available so you can scale the shade to the space rather than the other way round.

Hang a single pendant over a breakfast bar, a row of three along an island, or one alone above an entry console. Installation is a standard ceiling fixture job; if you are not comfortable working with household wiring, have a qualified electrician fit it.

• Product type: Hanging glass pendant light
• Shade: Tinted green glass
• Drop: Adjustable cable length
• Sizes: Multiple shade sizes available
• Best for: Kitchen islands, dining tables, entryways, stairwells