Verena Winklhofer
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"Of course, when it comes to dining room lighting, it all depends on whether you really have a separate room for it, whether your dining table is in the kitchen or whether you have a completely open room that flows into the living room. Depending on this, lighting may or may not already be present. Nevertheless, the general rule is that you should use at least two light sources, a basic light and a supplementary area light, whereby a dining table pendant light is usually used in the dining room. "
Ideas for cozy dining room lighting
Indirect lighting can also be used as ambient lighting to provide soft illumination of the entire room. Here, for example, you can use wall lights which usually avoid cast shadows due to their alignment. You can also use accent lighting to highlight decorative elements or wine racks, for example with floor lamps or LED strips. First of all, create a cozy atmosphere and then you can devote yourself entirely to lighting the most important area, the dining table.
Dining table pendant lights for atmospheric lighting
In order to put the dining table and the action in the center of attention pendant lights are very popular. They create an accentuated bath of light for food, drinks and table decorations while you and your guests can relax in subdued diffused light.
Especially with dimmable dining table lights, you can create a wonderfully cozy atmosphere and vary the brightness as required. The ring-shaped dining table pendant light from the s.luce Ring series is not only an eye-catcher due to its shape, but also provides bright light for board games or dim light for a romantic dinner thanks to the dimming option.
The design of the dining table lamps ranges from modern and minimalist like the LED dining room lighting Socket to the retro look of s.luce to unusual globe lamps from Nova Luce or dining table lamps from Light Trend.
There are no limits to creativity here and you are guaranteed to find the right one for you. dining room lighting for your style of living. Whether a large lamp in the middle of the table or several small lights, the dining table pendant lights will all make your room shine.
How to successfully plan your dining table lighting
When installing pendant dining table lamps, it's not just the look that is important, there are also a few technical details to consider. Firstly, the light should not be positioned too low, but also not too high, as otherwise it will block the view of the person opposite or cause glare.
To prevent this, you can aim for a height of around 60 to 70 cm above the table top, although height-adjustable pendant lights are of course also an option here.
With skapetze® among others, the Crutch cylinder light from s.luce fulfill this feature. This means that the light beam can be individually adjusted to shine more directly on this area when doing homework or reading, for example. Depending on the shape of the table, it is also important to consider the alignment of several dining table lamps.
If your table is round, a circular arrangement is recommended; for an elongated table, a row makes more sense. This is the only way to distribute the light from the dining room lighting evenly. In terms of light color, warm white light in particular creates a cozy, feel-good atmosphere, although care should be taken to ensure that the dining table lamp is bright enough for reading the newspaper and not glaring for dinner. A dimmer is of course an advantage here.
Verena Winklhofer
