Reception room par excellence, the dining room must offer both warm and efficient lighting. How ? It’s very simple, just follow our tips to find the luminaire adapted to your dining area!
You have the chance to take advantage of a room to receive your family and friends, you must now highlight it to feel good and extend these moments of sharing. And if the decor obviously has all its importance, it is first of all theLighting your dining room who will really set the tone. So that it allows to obtain both a welcoming atmosphere and visual ease during meals, it will of course have light up the table – A real nerve center of the dining room – but also offer one or more other light sources.
What lighting above the dining table?
This is the basis of theLighting your dining roomit is impossible to miss it! For it to be effective without being dazzling, several options are possible:
- The suspension: Alone or in cluster, the suspension is the essential lighting of the dining room. It should ideally be centered and installed 90 cm from the table for optimal visual comfort. For a round table, prefer a model reminiscent of its curves and for a rectangular table, you can bet on a linear system which will occupy almost a third of your table.
- The Chandelier: Ideal for an inexpensive dining room, the chandelier will become the strong element of your room while providing beautiful lighting.
- The articulated luminaire: Whether it is a floor lamp or a wall lamp, the articulated luminaire will bring lighting original provided that it is not installed too close to the table. It should also be reinforced by other light sources.
In addition – or for intimate dinners – you can also opt for small lamps placed in the center of the table, a light garland or, of course, candles.
Multiply light sources in the dining room
For a warm atmosphere in desire in your dining room, it is important to bet on other light sources, distributed here and there in the room. This can be one or two wall lights And built -in spots, if the only furniture present are the table and the chairs, or a table lamp placed on a console, or even a light garland placed around a dresser. If your dining room is large enough, you can also have a floor lamp in one of his angles.
In any case, prefer bulbs Between 60 and 75 W and hot lightso as not to dazzle your guests and promote a friendly atmosphere. A Intensity variator switch is also a good idea to modulate the brightness of the room according to your needs and desires.
