dining room lighting
Sizing Fixed Lighting for Every Room in the Home
Your design client falls in love with a beautiful lighting fixture that they want over the dining room table. But will it still be beautiful if it’s too small or too large for the space?
A consumer…
How to Light an Open Concept Dining Room
Rethinking How We Light Dining Rooms
When I was growing up, the dining room was reserved strictly for company. As a family, we always ate in the kitchen. We rarely ventured into the dining room — it…
A Guide to Dining Room Chandeliers
Avoiding white after Labor Day, “age-appropriate” dressing, less is more — so-called style rules were meant to broken. So when the design team at the Salt Lake City-based interior design firm Studio…
How High to Hang a Dining Room Chandelier
Q: What is the correct mounting height for a fixture or chandelier over a dining room table?
A: First off, I’ll provide a guideline: The bottom of the fixture should be 32 to 36 inches above the…
How to Deal With an Off-Center Junction Box
Q: I can’t find lighting for over my oval dining table. The junction box is 16 inches off the side of the table and can’t be moved because the ceiling is concrete.
A: Yes, you do have a bit of the…