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For your primary dining room light, ... Some pendant lights let you adjust how high the fixture hangs above your table. ... The incandescent lights spike out from the center pole in 10 ...

“Do you have recommendations for overhead lighting to go above the dining room table in a rental apartment? I can’t hardwire anything.” We asked DC-area designer Laura Hodges of Laura Hodges Studio ...

Need a little extra flavor in the dining room? Think about a light switch. Rule-breaking chandeliers reflect fashion trends and express personal taste, whether that taste is for a bold entrée or ...

Aim for a chandelier that is roughly one-half to two-thirds the width of the dining table. Give yourself six inches from the edge of the table to the fixture on all sides. #2: Get the height right ...

Marlena also suggests a dimmer switch in a dining room for versatility. 'This will allow you to easily switch from invigorating bright light during the day to atmospheric lighting for evenings.' Best ...

The modern dining table in this space by Denise McGaha Interiors is all about angles, angles, angles. Its square shape is reinforced by the center plate, while the legs slant out at a 45-degree angle.

My dining room (or kitchen, as it were) is a convertible space. ... above the sunburst Mid-Mod light fixture that hangs over my dining table (slash-kitchen-table-slash-desk).

To illuminate your dining table, calculate the size of your dining table. Approximately 30 lumens per square foot is sufficient. So a 90 x 180 cm dining table will require a LED bulb with 500 ...