What type of lighting for a dining room ?
When you want to furnish your dining room, you think about the shape and size of the dining room table, depending on the layout of the room, but also the type of chairs you are going to choose. They must correspond to the number of guests you wish to receive, be comfortable and, of course, in keeping with the rest of the decoration.
Once everything is set up, we realize that the light projected onto the table is often insufficient to eat in an atmosphere that is both pleasant and well-lit.
Hoopzï details in this article the solutions you need to choose to successfully light your dining room.
What style of lighting in a dining room ?
Lighting for a dining room ideally requires a light suspended above the table. Hoopzï, number 1 of the suspension light and some lighting suspension kits in Europe, has a complete range to illuminate your dining room in all situations.
Your dining room is a living space that must be pleasant and comfortable to spend friendly moments there, to dine or have lunch with family and entertain your friends.
This space requires lighting arranged above the table. This type of lighting is only possible by the installation of suspended lights, with LED bulbs. The number of bulbs should be calculated based on the size of your table : the bigger the table, the more you need decorative bulbs For to enlighten it.
If you do not have an electrical supply in the ceiling above your dining table, there is no need to worry and spend money on additional electrical installation. Hoopzï has concocted everything for you a range of portable lamps , 4.5 meter long cords allowing you to easily and quickly plug your light cord into a socket and position the bulb above the table.
If you have a large table but only one electrical outlet, Multiple pendant lights will be the ideal solution to perfectly illuminate your dining table. Hoopzï offers you 2 bulb suspensions , 3-bulb pendant light And 5-bulb suspension . Each pendant light comes with 2.5 meter long wires (and even 3.5 meters for the 5-wire pendant light) with hooks to decenter your wires. If the electrical supply to the ceiling is not positioned perfectly in the center of the table, the Hoopzi solution is the answer to lighting your table.
In addition, the Hoopzï range allows you to respect the color code you have chosen for your dining room. Each suspension wire is available in 7 colors, in linen made in France. Then, if you wish to add a lampshade to give a bohemian, classic or country chic style, each Hoopzï E27 socket comes with 2 removable rings giving you the possibility to attach the lampshade of your choice.
Our suspension solutions therefore adapt to all situations and all styles of lighting in a dining room.
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How many pendant lights in a dining room ?
To light a dining table, it is advisable to use, for each linear meter, at least one LED bulb projecting between 400 lumens and 500 lumens. If your table is 2 meters long, you will need at least one pendant light with two bulbs, Hang 2 Hoopzï, or two pendant lights with one bulb, Hang 1 or Bala.
The general lighting of your dining room is provided by the suspensions positioned above the table. However, It is necessary to also illuminate the dark areas around the dining table. Hoopzï solutions allow you to combine general lighting with other, more discreet light sources.
Bala accessories, XXL Cage, Asym floor lamp or even a bulb cage placed on a pedestal table or coffee table are the ideal solutions to complete your lighting. The cords that you will use to combine your main lighting above the table can have the same color of woven electric wire, which ensures a structured and balanced decorative touch.
What length of lighting to choose? ?
As you can see, lighting your table to show it off is important because the table is the central element of your dining room.
Once you have chosen the style of your pendant light, the question arises of the height at which you want to place your bulb.
The rule is simple : this bulb must be neither too high so as not to dazzle you, nor too low to block the view of the person in front of you when you are seated at a table. Generally, the bulb fixed to your E27 socket is fixed between 60 cm and 80 cm from the table, or 130 to 150 cm from the floor.
What lighting power for a dining room? ?
The lighting power for the entire room should not be confused with the localized light power.
For your dining room, it is recommended a light intensity of 200 lux. To calculate light intensity, you need to take into account the total amount of lumens projected by all your bulbs, and divide it by the surface area in m2 of your room.
For example, if your dining room is 10m2, you need all your bulbs to have a total of 2,000 lumens. These 2,000 lumens divided by the 10 m2 correspond to 200 lux per m2.
Afterwards, you need to concentrate a higher light intensity, located above the table. This should be between 350 lux and 550 lux. If your table is 2 meters long, you can consider that you will need to use a luminous flux projecting around 1,000 lumens. If you position a Hang 3, a 3-bulb suspension, above your table, we recommend connecting 3 ST64 Hoopzi bulbs projecting 350 lumens each.
Highlight the table
The lighting in your dining room should highlight the table, which is the central piece of furniture in your dining room. The Hoopzï pendant light is ideal for highlighting your table because the choice of color of electrical wires will allow you to find a perfect harmony for the decoration of your dining room. The 3-bulb spider solution is the most used and sold because as a general rule the odd number of fabric electrical wires gives a more harmonious aesthetic rendering. Three lights allow you to divide the table into four parts, which is ideal in balance for tables that can accommodate 8 people.
With this lighting solution for your dining room, each guest receives enough light flow to have lunch or dinner with good visual comfort.
Multiply the lighting
Multiplying the lighting and luminous flux of the bulbs is often the right solution for lighting dining tables that can accommodate more than 4 people.
We therefore generally recommend the Hang 2 and Hang 3 solutions to light your dining room tables. If you have a very long dining table, the Hang 5 solution can also be the right tip. The advantage of the Hoopzï solution with its multiple Hang range is to be able to light your dining table and multiply the lighting with a single ceiling arrival, centered or not.
The Hoopzi Team
