Pendant Lights

Q: How many pendant lights should be over a kitchen bench?

This depends on two things: Kitchen bench length Brightness of lights Generally, three pendant lights create a more balanced look than two or four. But with a smaller bench, two pendants would give enough light without looking crowded.

Local Electricians Wiring a Pendant Light

Metropolitan Electrical Contractors has expert electricians ready to install pendant lights in your home. From traditional exposed bulb pendants in the dining room or bedroom, to drum hanging lights in the living room, our reliable team can install it all.

Contemporary pendants can make your home go from bland to looking like it’s straight out of an interior design magazine. Meanwhile, traditional pendants can infuse a classic style that really makes a statement. Our expert electricians have installed modern pendant lights, in all styles, in almost every possible location of the home:

Over the kitchen island
Above the dining table
In the bathroom
Near the bed
In the centre of the living room
At the entrance

Wherever you want to put a pendant light, we can install it. Our electricians are among the best in the industry and undergo continuous training while working with us. We ensure our work always complies with Australian Standards and provide certificates of compliance wherever necessary.

Choose Pendant Lights For The Right Purpose

Lighting can have a major impact on the atmosphere and style of your home, and pendant lights can really transform a space. However, choosing the right light depends largely on its intended use. Whether you’re looking for general lighting to sufficiently illuminate a living space in your home, or task lighting to suit a functional purpose, the right choice makes all the world of difference.

Our professional electricians understand this and want to help you make the best decision for your home. Taking into account your style and preferences, our electricians will assess your home specifically and offer their expertise to help you reach your dream pendant lighting goals. Whether you’re looking at traditional pendant lighting with a striking decorative element, or modern pendants that deliver a focused light, we can help with a range of choices and styles.

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Emergency Pendant Lighting Services

Metropolitan Electrical Contractors understands you don’t have the time to wait around for an electrician. That’s why we offer same-day service for all your pendant lighting needs. Wherever possible, we try and be at your door within the hour*!

If your pendant lights are on the fritz, you can have an expert Metropolitan electrician at your door in just an hour*. We can assess the problem and promptly provide you with a solution to get your lighting back in order. Our vans are fully stocked, so we can complete almost every job on the spot as well!

Never fear the Metropolitan after-hours electrician. We never charge more for after-hours work or our service in the hour*. You can have our electricians with you any day, any time and all for the same rates – weekends and public holidays included.

Weekend Electrician

When you work full time and the kids play sports or a musical instrument after school, how are you meant to find time to install hanging pendant lights? You could take time off work and lose a day of your holidays later on, or you can call Metropolitan Electrical Contractors!

Metropolitan electricians are available 24/7 to install hanging lights in your home, and at no extra cost to you! Keep your leave for that big holiday you’ve been saving up for, call Metropolitan and arrange for us to come out after work during the week or on a weekend!

You never need to pay extra for our after-hours and weekend work. This even includes public holidays. You can have some fancy new bathroom pendant lights, and eat your cake too!

Pendant Light Installation on a Drop Ceiling

Installing a traditional pendant light in a drop ceiling is more complicated than just hanging it from your ceiling. That’s why you’ll need a licensed electrician to avoid electrical faults.

Poor electrical work means you might have loose connections or faulty wiring, and these run the risk of creating electrical sparks. This means your family is at risk of electrical shocks. Worse yet, your home could be at risk of catching alight, putting your family in even greater danger!

Using the expert electricians from Metropolitan Electrical Contractors means your pendant lights are installed to meet all Australian Standards. Electrical work can be dangerous, and we put your safety as our main priority.

Beyond a perfect pendant light installation, when you use Metropolitan you can expect great service. Customer satisfaction is always our top priority at Metropolitan Electrical Contractors. We want you to be 100% satisfied from your first contact with our call centre, through to our electrician and all the way to payment.

Interest Free** Pendant Lights

You’ve just spent a sizeable amount on your new pendant lights and the last thing you want is to pay a fortune to install them. There is no need to wait and save up to have an electrician install your pendant lights because here at Metropolitan we offer a range of interest free** payment plans for all jobs, big and small!

Just choose a payment plan with one of our providers – Zip or Humm. You have the flexibility of weekly, fortnightly or monthly instalments. Some plans even accept a $0 deposit, so you pay nothing upfront.

Your electrician can take you through the easy application process on-site and approval usually takes only a few minutes.

Prefer a different payment method? We’ve got you covered. We also accept payment by cash, cheque and credit card (Visa, Mastercard or American Express).

Ready to install your pendant lights? Contact Metropolitan Electrical Contractors today!

FAQs – All You Need to Know About Pendant Lights

Metropolitan Electrical Contractors has all the answers when it comes to outdoor lighting.

How many pendant lights should be over a kitchen bench?

This depends on two things:

Kitchen bench length
Brightness of lights

Generally, three pendant lights create a more balanced look than two or four. But with a smaller bench, two pendants would give enough light without looking crowded.

Are pendant lights interchangeable?

Yes, some are. Pendant light shades come in all shapes and sizes with some compatible with the fixing and some not. Those that are compatible are interchangeable.