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 space that leads into the living room. Depending on this, there may already be lighting or not. However, the general rule is that you should use at least two light sources, basic lighting and additional area lighting, with a dining table pendant light usually being used in the dining room."
Ideas for cozy dining room lighting
Indirect lighting can also be used as basic lighting to provide soft illumination of the entire room. For example, you can choose wall lights, which usually avoid shadows due to their orientation. You can also use accent lighting to highlight decorative elements or wine racks, such as with floor lamps or LED strips . This way you can first create a cozy atmosphere and then focus entirely on lighting the most important area, the dining table.
Dining table pendant lights for atmospheric lighting
Pendant lights are particularly popular in order to put the dining table and the action at the centre of attention. They manage to immerse food, drinks and table decorations in an accentuated bath of light while you and your guests can relax in subdued diffused light. Dimmable dining table lights in particular create a wonderfully cosy atmosphere and can 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 the dimming option also provides bright light for board games or dim light for a romantic dinner.
The design of the dining table lamps ranges from modern and minimalist, such as the LED dining room lighting from Helestra, to the retro look of rope hanging lights from s.luce, to unusual ball lamps from Nova Luce or dining table lights from Licht Trend. There are no limits to creativity here and you are guaranteed to find the right dining room lighting for your living style. 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 plan your dining table lighting
When installing dining table pendant lights, it is not just the appearance that is important, but there are also a few technical details that need to be taken into account. Firstly, the light should not be installed 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 also an option here.
At Skapetze, the Crutch cylinder light from s.LUCE, among others, fulfills this function. The light beam can be individually adjusted to shine more directly on this spot, for example when doing homework or reading. Depending on the shape of the table, it is also important to consider the orientation of several dining table lights. If your table is round, a circular arrangement is recommended; if it is long, 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, but care should be taken to ensure that the dining table light is bright enough for reading the newspaper and not too glaring for dinner. A dimmer is of course particularly advantageous here.
Verena Winklhofer
