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DESIGN LESSON

52 H&H SEPTEMBER 2016 SEE SHOPPING LIST

Photography by Eric Piasecki Otto (dining room)/Room design by Carrier and Company

ARTFUL MOD These handspun shades

rotate 320° so you can adjust which parts

of your dining area get illuminated

including the walls artwork or ceiling.

Cross Cable light. Aluminum; steel; polished

nickel. From 15" h. x 55" diam. Approx.

$8432. Through David Weeks Studio.

REFINED CLASSIC

This trad fixture’s

flaring form and

angled ivory paper

shades work well over

a round table. Patten 8

Light chandelier by

Hudson Valley Lighting.

Bronze; paper. 26½" h.

x 36½" diam. $3073.

At Sescolite. GEOMETRIC GLAM^ A total of

12 frosted-glass globe lights with

curved brass arms give this fixture

an elegant yet funky flavour. Bistro

Med ceiling light. Brass; glass.

29" h. x 47" diam. $2995. At Elte.

Dining rooms

function best with

layered lighting

so consider adding

wall sconces or a

candelabra by your

serving area

BUILD AMBIENCE IN

THE DINING ROOM

• To calculate how many
  inches in diameter your
  fixture should be measure
  the width of your room in
  feet and multiply that by two
  (so if your room is 12ˇ wide
  your fixture should be no
  less than 24ˇˇ in diameter)


• Ensure your fixture is at
  least 6ˇˇ in from the edge of
  the table on each side or that
  the diameter is about one-
  third the length of your table


• When a table is 8ˇ long or less
  centre a single pendant over
  it; suspend multiple fixtures
  above larger tables


• Hang fixtures 30ˇˇ to 36ˇˇ
  above your table so there’s
  room to see your guests


• Follow the rules but always
  eyeball the height before you
  commit as your room’s sight
  lines can impact things


• Install dimmer switches

THREE OF THE BEST