How To Add Greenery to an Industrial Pendant Light

Have you ever gone to the store to pick one simple thing up, and then came home with something totally different? That’s what happened a few weeks back, which resulted in a fun change to the living room. This ceiling fan/light had lost my affection quite a while back. It was from the previous owner, who had had it in the dining room. Sure, the breeze was nice on hot summer days, but I wanted something more updated. I’ll show you what we came home with on that quick shopping trip and how I added some seasonal flair. Here’s How To Add Greenery to an Industrial Pendant Light.

Mr. Fix-it and I made a quick Saturday jaunt to Menards to pick up a sheet of wood for the back of the Window Chalkboard {“Old Window Chalkboard Spring Display”}. As he made a beeline to the wood section, I was distracted by all the bright, shiny things;) The lighting section, actually! I just wanted to check out the latest fashion in home lighting available at a big box store. I was pessimistic, but happily surprised when I liked quite a few fixtures! I remembered the old ceiling fan and thought, “A new light fixture would sure give that room a new look!”

Later that same afternoon, the room had changed for the better! I love a quick makeover…that wasn’t really planned out ahead of time!

Our new industrial pendant light got many thumbs up from the rest of the family! The vintage-style Edison bulbs are on a dimmer, so we can adjust the lighting at night. I’m more of a lamp-kinda girl, but having a bright, ceiling light is a nice option sometimes.

As I’d been sitting on the couch in the evenings, I decided the new industrial pendant light was looking a little stark. I’ve been adding fresh greenery all around the house for spring and I got to wondering, “How could I add some succulents to that new light for the season?” The metal wire on the outside just seemed to want some greens to liven it up.

(my view from the couch;)

I’d been mulling it over a few days. I didn’t want to hot glue anything on, that would be too permanent. I could maybe wire some succulents on, but I didn’t want to see the stems. Then I remembered the little round magnets I had. Hmmm…the light fixture was metal…

So here’s my simple, easy way to add greenery to an industrial pendant light…in case your room needs a mini makeover! (And because a lot of lights are metal)

Gather faux succulent flowers, your hot glue gun, and some round magnets.

Snip the stem of the succulent as short as you can to create a flat surface to glue the magnet to.

Hot glue the magnets to the back of the succulent flowers.

Then, magnetize your succulents to the industrial pendant light fixture. They seemed to stay stronger on the cross members of my light, so the sides of the magnets are touching those.

I only had 8 magnets in my stash, so I did 4 of the larger succulents and 4 of the smaller size. I placed 4 at each end of the light, grouping a large with a small.

It’s just the right amount of greenery to give the new industrial pendant light some springtime life! A great way to give a box store light fixture a unique touch! And when the seasons over, I can simply take them off.

Sometimes creative ideas just need to come up with the right engineering to make what’s in your head come to reality. For this idea, it was all about those little circle magnets!

So if you happen to run to the store and come home with a light fixture you hadn’t really planned on, congratulations! Now you’ll know how to give your new purchase some springtime punch! Hope you enjoyed this How To Add greenery to an Industrial Pendant Light.

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