NUVO Lighting 60-7485 Colony, 1-Light, Medium Pendant, Matte Black with Polished Nickel

It takes one standard medium-base (E26) A19 bulb, rated up to 100W, and no bulb ships with the fixture. Buy the lamp separately. Dimming depends entirely on the bulb you choose, since the pendant itself is an incandescent-technology fixture with no built-in driver, so pair a dimmable LED or incandescent A19 with your dimmer if you want control.

No. The Colony pendant is an indoor fixture with a dry location rating only, so it is not suitable for a covered porch, a shower or tub zone, or any damp or wet area. Use it in dining rooms, kitchens, entries, hallways and similar dry interior spaces. For a covered exterior or bath wet zone you need a fixture labeled damp or wet rated.

The Colony pendant carries a cULus safety listing, which covers both US and Canadian requirements, and runs on 120V line voltage. That makes it acceptable on standard commercial and multi-family interior work in dry locations. Note the fixture is flagged under California Prop 65 for lead, which matters if you are specifying for a California project with disclosure requirements.

At 7.64 lbs, the Colony pendant is well inside the 50 lb limit a properly secured ceiling outlet box is rated to support, so a standard box anchored to framing handles it. It is a ceiling-mounted chain-hung fixture, so you need the box in the ceiling, not a wall position. No special fan-rated or heavy-fixture bracing is required for this weight.

The shade is matte black with polished nickel accents, on a steel body, in a modern styling. It reads as a two-tone fixture, so it pairs with matte black cabinet pulls and faucets while picking up polished nickel or chrome trim elsewhere in the room. The 60-7485 is sold in that single matte black and polished nickel combination.