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Lighting Ideas

Practical guidance for choosing, placing, and living with lighting that changes the room.

Lighting Over a Dining Room Table: A Practical Guide

Plan the position, scale, height, and glow of dining table lighting so the room works beautifully for everyday life.

Choose contemporary dining room lighting with the right shape, scale, warmth, and flexibility for the way you gather.

Use layers, scale, and a little flexibility to make the dining table practical by day and inviting after dark.

Use your table, room shape, and sightlines to choose a chandelier that feels balanced from every seat.

Use a simple starting height, then fine-tune for your table, ceiling, fixture, and the way the room feels.