We’re loving pendant lamps this season, so we’ve gathered a few of our very favorites that will keep your home in the swing of things. “Hang around” a while, why don’t ya? We have a feeling that once you’ve checked them out, you’ll be falling for these guys too.

SEE THROUGH IT

Glass pendant lamps are incredibly in right now, but the best part about them? Their versatility. Hang them in your office, your kitchen, even the bedroom – if you’re looking to give your home a touch of Modern sleekness or Rustic Chic, you couldn’t go wrong with any of these picks.

Clockwise, from top left: Dasia Lighting Pendants, $79-$99 on Ballard Designs; Arcadia Pendant Lamps, $80-$150 on Napa Style; Bulb Pendant Lamp by Sofie Refer, $175 on Unica Home; Firefly Pendant Lamp, $199 on CB2; Globe Pendant Lamp, $129 on West Elm; Berlin Pendant Lamp by Roost, $160 on Velocity.

A TOUCH OF TEXTURE

Never underestimate the power of white when it comes to your lighting. By toning down the color and amping up the texture, you’re sure to get a beautiful play of shadow and light in your home. It’s simple, classic, and always stunning.

Clockwise, from far left: Cambden White Mosaic Pendant Lamp, $70 on Bed Bath & Beyond; Phrena Pendant Lamp by Artecnica, $78 on Velocity; BÖJA Pendant Lamp, $60 on IKEA; IKEA PS MASKROS Pendant Lamp, $90 on IKEA; Woven Pendant Lamp, $199 on West Elm.

GRAPHIC, CLASSIC, & COLORFUL

Of course, not every one cares to be understated when it comes to their lighting. And why should you? With fabulous prints and bold colors, any of these lamp shades would bring instant drama to your home.

Clockwise, from top left: Meridian Pendant Lamp by Lights Up!, $108-$203 on Bobby Berk Home; Small Deco Pendant by Lights Up!, $94-$104 on 2Modern; Bernadette by Thomas Paul, $159 on Bobby Berk Home; Tall Drum Pendant, $149 on West Elm; Mibo Large Pendant Lamps, $116 each on Design Public.

As crazy as it sounds, The Living Wall is just that. The “High-Low Tech Group” at MIT’s Media Lab, a group that aims to “democratize engineering” by designing technologies with low-tech materials, created The Living Wall with only paper and magnetic/conducive paints.

Not only is this the only interactive wallpaper we’ve ever seen (unless you count that tasty wallpaper in the Willy Wonka movie), it also happens to come in vivid colors and gorgeous patterns. 

This is one practical paper that comes with a serious “wow” factor.

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For the Retro Diva, the "Julia Vol. 1" $16 Towel from Sara Smedley

If you think you don’t love the tea towel yet, just wait until the end of this post (as we attempt to convert you).

(1) The tea towel is essentially the only artwork in your house that you can actually use on a daily basis. And when you’re not drying? Hang it on a hook, fold it on a rack, even frame it on your wall – instant and effortless style is yours in no time.

(2) A tea towel is a versatile item that can suit any and every personality type and decor. Have a classic kitchen? No, problem – check out the black and white pieces from Ferm Living. Want to add some spunk to your dull kitchen? Check out the delightfully irreverent selection at BlueQ or the witty towels at ToDryFor.com.

(3) But, the most important reason to invest in a tea towel or two? You should never pay more than $20 for one. That’s right – for less than 20 bucks a fabbity, colorful, fun tea towel is all yours. So what are you waiting for?

For A Classy Bird, "Love Birds," $19 from Ferm Living

For the Cheeky Chef, "Tastes Like Chicken" $10 towel from Blue Q

Hu2 Design offers stickers ranging from pretty and mainstream (see the Paris skyline to the left) to the delightfully out there (who wouldn’t want a toilet monster?) . Think wall stickers for the Urban Outfitters crowd.

BLIK – a company that advertises themselves as selling “wall graphics for the commitment-phobic” has an incredible range of stickers. While they have a ton of quirky and kid inspired graphics, we’re really digging their simpler designs – like their funky headboards or the Gerber daisy featured left.

Ferm Living stickers, classy monotone creations, are the kind of stickers you’d expect to find in an airy Paris loft. Pricier than our other two picks, Ferm Living is for the minimalist designer who wants to add some visual interest to their otherwise blank walls.

If you’ve ever wanted to get down and dirty with Yoko Ono, now’s your chance. Well, not exactly, but you can make a great decor addition with custom designed trash cans by the likes of Ono, Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren and Tyra Banks’ favorite noted fashion photog, Nigel Barker, in your kitchen corner. Initiated by Danish design house, Vipp, in celebration of their 70th anniversary, the one-off designs will be auctioned off to benefit DIFFA-Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS.

Normally retailing from $249 to $469, bids on the bins will start at $500 with all proceeds going to DIFFA. For those in New York, the project provides the added benefit of being able to waltz into a showroom in SoHo and see a fellow bidder inspect a can, only to see it talk back, saying: “I love trash, but you are testing my limits”.

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Despite the fact that everyone and their cousin seem capable of having a reality show these days, we never thought that a retail store would make one – or that we’d actually want to watch it. Man Shops Globe, which airs on Wednesday night at 10pm on the Sundance Channel, follows the trials and tribulations of Keith Johnson, the man who travels the world searching for the unique and unusual items that make it into Anthropologie stores. Beyond the fact that we love Anthropologie’s quirky decor, we also love the gorgeous locales of the show’s first episodes – France, South Africa, and Turkey.  Sounds like a winning combination!

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While moss is generally not something you want to find creeping up your walls, a Japanese group of architects and designers known as Nendo Studio has found a way to make moss into a veritable work of art. The group, which draws inspiration from the natural occurrences of everyday life (in this case, the moss-ridden banks of a nearby river), used dried moss to create an intricate, textural pattern reminiscent of wallpaper.  And while you may not be able to reproduce this look in your own home, you can bring home Nendo Studio’s unique and conceptual 1% line of products – it’s so unique, that only 100 pieces of each product exist in the world.

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Inspired by "Mushaboom" - Thigpen's Living Room

When Joy Thigpen, a stylist and photographer, got down to decorating her new home, she knew she wanted to create a space that was lighthearted, fun, and practically bursting with color. Then she found her muse. No, it wasn’t a pillow or a poster – it was a song. Feist’s quirky “Mushaboom” to be exact. We think that giving a room a theme song is a brilliant way to help you define the atmosphere/personality you want your room to evoke – plus, we’re now dying to see what a room inspired by Lady Gaga would look like. Sequins and leather, anyone?

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