You home is an extension of yourself. It is the embodiment of your personality, your choices and your lifestyle. So, when you decide to renovate or beautify your dining room, you need to install beautiful and complimenting lights to ensure that the area looks well lit and has the perfect ambience for dining. The atmosphere of the dining room needs to be different than rest of the room so that it creates the desired feel. Try these awesome dining room lighting ideas to make your dining room look sophisticated and stylish.
Pendant lights
Pendant lights are designer lights that are enclosed in a colored or clear glass. This makes them look exactly like pendants. These kinds of lights are a delight to watch, especially because they are an elegant addition to dining rooms. You should install these lights over the table at a single spot and hung them at various heights to give a designer effect.
Natural lighting
Having a window or two smartly placed in the dining room can work wonders. Natural ambience in the room can lighten it up. Natural lights are incomparable when it comes to dining room lighting. These are especially perfect for family brunches and lunch.
Down Lights
Down lights are great for dining rooms where the hosts enjoy showing off their food. These lights are set in such a way that food is the hero of the room. Mostly, they are used along and built in with a chandelier to present a mesmerized and crystallized lighting effect in the room. These down lights must be placed strategically and should ideally hung from ceiling to give a sophisticated and desirable effect. You can try them in different colors or have them in semi-bright shade to give the fine dining experience in restaurant style.
Lamp Shades
Lamp Shades are elegant, desirable and can be the center of attention in any dining room. Since lamp shades are available in endless varieties and styles, hence they can complement traditional, modern or contemporary style of dining rooms. These lamp shades can be specially used at sides or near the cutlery cabinet for easier access.
Chandeliers
There isn’t anything more traditional as well as contemporary as chandeliers. They can immediately brighten your dining room in hundred and thousands of ways. But the trick is to choose one that doesn’t directly shines on the table, rather its crystals spread shine in the room, giving the dining table a cozy appearance.
