Create the Perfect Dining Room with Pendant Lighting
It is absolutely crucial to choose the correct type of lighting for your dining room. The nature of the light in this room is perhaps more important than in any other area of the home. After dark your choice of lighting will dictate the feel of the room, and ambiance is everything when it comes to dining – whether you are enjoying time with the family, a romantic meal for two or entertaining guests.
Focussed Light
Dining rooms are often used after dark. Nobody wants to peer at their food through the gloom and so it’s vital that lighting is focussed on the dining table. Pendant lighting is the perfect choice for this as it will enable you to illuminate the area around the table without ruining the ambiance of the room. With pendant lighting the table becomes the focal point and everything else recedes into the background.
Managing Mood
Taking your dining room lighting one step further you could incorporate a dimmer control into your plans. A dimmer will enable you to perfectly manage the mood in the dining room no matter the occasion. Low-level warm light creates an intimate feel for romantic meals and evening entertaining.
If you ever work at your dining table, you will need brighter light. A dimmer switch will enable you to customise light levels and brighten things up when you need to.
Which Pendant Light?
A chandelier or a series of pendants hanging relatively low over the dining table will create a fabulous effect. Ideally, the bottom of the light fitting should be approximately 36 inches above the surface of the table and multiple pendants should be grouped in odd numbers. If your dining table is small, then choose a single large pendent light for the best look.
Identify Your Dining Area
Open plan living is right on trend. If your living spaces are open plan it is important to create distinctive zones as this is more visually pleasing and here pendant lighting can really help. A striking chandelier or sculptural contemporary fitting over the table focusses the eye and clearly defines the eating area in your home.
Statement Pieces
You can create genuine drama with a striking pedant light and inject some valuable flair and originality into your décor. As many homes feature small rooms or low ceilings it isn’t always possible to feature large pendant lights as they will be too low to walk under or will overly dominate the space. However, the ceiling height isn’t a factor over your dining table and an attention grabbing light will enhance the space in this area of your home.
Whether you prefer a traditional look or something quirky and contemporary, your dining room presents you with the perfect opportunity to include a statement piece. You can use colour, sparkle and form to create impact in your home by incorporating pendant lighting in your dining room or dining area.
Pleasing and Practical
Pendant lighting delivers the perfect combination of practicality and aesthetics for your dining room. Creating a dramatic and individual look whilst delivering the right level of lighting for dining, pendant lights are a fabulous choice.
At O'breins Lighting we have a large range of Pendant light fittings available to help you achieve your desired look for your dining area. Images - via Unsplash/Pexels respectively.