Apr 17, 2023

5 Tips for Perfect Dining Table Pendant Lights

by Trinity

Choosing the correct lighting for your dining room is crucial in creating the perfect ambiance to enjoy a relaxing meal. Pendant lights over the dining table are a key focus in dining room decor and with so many choices around it's hard to know where to start. Here's 5 quick tips to help you design the perfect pendant lighting scheme for your dining table.

1. How to hang a pendant light over a dining table

First of all lets look at the practicalities. Low pendant lights create an atmospheric and cosy feel over the dining table however, bear in mind for safety pendant lights should be hung so that the bottom of the light is at least 75 cm from the table.

vakkerlight - Crux Pendant Light

Between the edge of the table and the light you should allow at least 30 cm. This prevents accidents from people bumping into the lights. Bearing in mind many pendants are made of glass, safety is a really important consideration.

2. Creating an atmosphere

Use pendant lights over the dining table in collaboration with the lighting in the rest of the room. If your dining table is in an open plan kitchen-diner, pendant lights help with zoning to create a focus over the dining area. Once the cooking is over turn off bright task lighting such as ceiling spotlights in the prep areas to make the dining table the star of the show. Wall lights, under cabinet LED strips or kitchen island pendants on dimmer switches mean you’ll still be able to see your way around the kitchen but the table will still be the main focus.

vakkerlight - Sun Pendant Lamp

Similarly if your table is in a dining room use dimmers on wall lights, picture lights and lamps in the room to create a warm glow.

3. One or more pendants?

One statement pendant can look fabulous over a table.

vakkerlight - Valentina Pendant Lamp

You never really know what works until you try it but generally speaking round shaped lights will suit either square or round tables but square or rectangular lights look best over rectangular tables.

vakkerlight - Kasa Pendant Lamp

Additionally contemporary rooms suit two, three or more pendants grouped together over a dining table. Two large or three smaller pendants work well over an average sized 6 seater dining table.

vakkerlight - Carronade Pendant Light

For rectangular tables hang the pendants in a line along the table at the same height.

Over round tables hang multiple pendants at different heights. Usually when working with groups choose odd numbers - 3 or 5 for a larger table.

For a fun, bold and contemporary look multiple mis-matched pendants grouped together can really make an impact. Play with the concepts of size, shape, and colour.

Similarly if you are choosing for a dining table in a kitchen-diner consider the colour of and style of your kitchen units.
By now you may be feeling overwhelmed with choices so here's a quick checklist to help you narrow down your choices.

Colour - Do you want to complement or contrast to your existing decor
Size - One large or several small pendants
Dining table - Is your table round, square or rectangular
Finish - Glass, metal, wood

1.Crux Pendant Light

2.Kasa Pendant Lamp

3.Carronade Pendant Light

4.Sun Pendant Lamp

5.Valentina Pendant Lamp

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