I have recessed lights in my dining area as well as a regular fixture.
Recessed lights in dining room.
In any room with recessed cans we layered the lighting to include ambient lighting including an assortment of wall sconces up lighting and undercabinet lighting in the kitchen a well as pendants.
Recessed or track and monorail lighting are perfect in most dining rooms.
Dining room ceiling lights recessed lighting.
If you re unsure of how many lights the room needs there s a calculator on this page that will help.
We did this for a number of reasons.
You can create a layered lighting plan with recessed fixtures containing lamps bulbs that have a more intense light output.
Decorative fixtures or pendants provide ambient lighting to dine by.
Length of the room.
Use the recessed lighting calculator on this page to calculate the placement and spacing for general lighting in a room.
It requires low ambient recessed lighting.
You can hang a chandelier over a dining room table and call it a day but try and remember to create layers of light.
High ambient lighting fixtures are required for this space.
I opened my dining room and kitchen to be one big room.
Ceiling lights 20653 chandeliers 6038 pendants 10576 mini pendants 1530 flush mount lighting 2067 recessed lighting 352 rail lighting 138.
Moderate traffic area which requires moderate ambient lighting.
Obviously this calculator does not cover all of the possible room shapes or all of the.
In this case a five bulb layout would not sufficiently light your room at only 200 watts.
For the length of the room the 6 total lights need can be broken out into two rows of 3 lights.
This post is to show you how to light over the dining table.
You want to provide general lighting as well as accent lighting.
If you will be choosing 40 watt bulbs you would need six bulbs so that you have at least 225 watts lighting up your room 6 x 40 240.
Below is an example of a layered lighting design.
Plus installing a chandelier is an easy affordable way to bring a feeling of class and sophistication to your dining room.
A lone chandelier or pendant rarely achieves adequate lighting in any room.
Understanding how to choose the right ones is the first step to a lighter brighter space.
Here you can use medium to larger size diameter 5 to 6 inch fixtures.
The recessed lights are just on the perimeter.
With a clean look and ample illumination recessed lighting is a must for nearly every room in the house.
Just select the layout enter the room s dimensions and hit calculate.
In this case you can use the 4 inch lighting fixtures.
Recessed lighting buyer s guide.
These glowing centerpiece lights create the perfect mood for dining and entertaining guests.
I can turn off the recessed lights and have ambient light on a dimmer switch for dining.