“Lighting is the lifeblood of a design.”  –  Gregory Kay

Lighting allows you to create a special atmosphere in your dining room. Functional task lighting is important over the table, whether it’s cast by a traditional chandelier or modern recessed lights. Ambient lighting is soft, diffuse light that fills the entire room. Accent light fixtures are meant to highlight a certain element, such as a special piece of art or furniture.

Ideally, your dining room lighting plan will include task, ambient, and accent lighting options. Find remarkable examples of each as you look through this collection of our favorite dining room lighting ideas.

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1. Ceiling Lighting Ideas

Ceiling light fixtures are those that are set into or directly on the ceiling. From recessed lights to flush mount fixtures, each of these options provide light without drawing a lot of attention. Recessed can lights are some of the most basic types of dining room lighting and work well when concentrated light is needed in a certain spot in the room.

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Many ceiling light options are quite basic, such as the standard plain glass dome favored by many home builders. However, other flush mount light fixtures are quite elaborate, featuring decorative metal or crystal accents. A flush mount light fixture is ideal for a small dining room or a room with low ceilings.

Semi flush mount ceiling light fixtures are suspended from the ceiling, but only by a few inches. This allows a unique combination of direct downward light and upward, ambient lighting. Semi flush mount fixtures add style without taking over the room as a larger light fixture might.