Heavy metal

I'm becoming fixated with heavy metal pendants. Shot this one from French Country Collections for an upcoming issue of NZ House & Garden last week and loved it. It's enormous and would look amazing in a large modern country kitchen. I'm also a fan of supersized metal lanterns and chandeliers and Moroccan-style pendants... love the exotic shapes, the light plays from the pierced metal and the ornate decoration. What do you think?

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Let there be light

Some people love shoes; others handbags. I'm obsessed with light fittings. My search for the perfect pendants for our house has taken me all over Auckland. I see them as accessories; as capable of 'lifting' our house as a designer handbag is of an outfit. These are some of the ones currently catching my eye. I have a budget of $5000 for all the entire household lighting (everything including wall mounts, recessed and vanity lights) which I know to some is a fortune. But to others – like the lovers of the $2000-plus Simon James Octo pendant featured here – it's miniscule. Needless to say I can only dream about the Octo but I have managed to pick up a few gems, mainly on sale.

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