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How to Select the Perfect Fixture for Your Dining Room

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Ah, the dining room! This space tends to work overtime whenever it hosts family get-togethers, holiday feasts, dinner parties, romantic evenings for two, or even the kids when they’re doing homework.

Pendants and sconces from Kichler's Emery Collection create a layered lighting look.

 

The right lighting can go a long way in helping to create the right vibe in your dining room (not to mention adding a bit of sparkle for special occasions).

How do you select the perfect fixture or fixtures for your dining room? To start, make sure you’re familiar with different lighting types.

 

Ambient Lighting. This is the overall, general lighting in a room. Make sure there’s enough of it.

  • Pro Tip: This could mean using recessed lighting or wall sconces to supplement a main dining room fixture.

Task lighting. Task lighting helps focus light on a specific task. In the dining room, this most likely means the food on people’s plates. You’ll want to carefully consider what light will be shining on your tabletop.

  • Pro Tip: If you’re going with LEDs, don’t forget about CRI (Color Rendering Index). High CRI lamps or light fixtures render color more accurately, which can help make the food look extra delicious.

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