Hello,
we want to buy a pendant lamp for our dining table (usually about 160cm (63 inches) long). There are some nice pendant lights available, for example, 120cm (47 inches) long.
Now, when we have guests, we want to extend the table to at least 260cm (102 inches).
We can only extend the table in one direction because there is a patio door on the other side, which would block access if extended there.
This means there would be no light above the extension. Pendant lamps usually hang quite low, so the light might not reach far enough.
How do you solve this situation? We would rather not turn on additional lights, for example in the kitchen; the light in the dining room alone should be enough.
I have also come across extendable pendant lamps, or would the best solution be to choose a ceiling light that distributes light more broadly?
Thanks in advance!
we want to buy a pendant lamp for our dining table (usually about 160cm (63 inches) long). There are some nice pendant lights available, for example, 120cm (47 inches) long.
Now, when we have guests, we want to extend the table to at least 260cm (102 inches).
We can only extend the table in one direction because there is a patio door on the other side, which would block access if extended there.
This means there would be no light above the extension. Pendant lamps usually hang quite low, so the light might not reach far enough.
How do you solve this situation? We would rather not turn on additional lights, for example in the kitchen; the light in the dining room alone should be enough.
I have also come across extendable pendant lamps, or would the best solution be to choose a ceiling light that distributes light more broadly?
Thanks in advance!
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yellow_ms30 Nov 2020 13:25I recently installed the URail track system from Paulmann above the dining table (among other reasons, to accommodate different table lengths) and combined it with the appropriate adapters and pendant lights. This allows the lights to be quickly moved back and forth as needed.
yellow_ms schrieb:
I just installed the URail track lighting system from Paulmann above the dining table over the weekend (among other reasons, to accommodate different table lengths) and combined it with the appropriate adapters and pendant lights. This allows the lights to be easily moved back and forth as needed. We have that system in the kitchen, and I’ve considered it as well. However, I’m not sure if it looks odd in a “normal” situation when the track extends beyond the end of the table and the lights are only hanging on one side of the track... it probably looks a bit asymmetrical overall.
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hampshire30 Nov 2020 16:02You could also hang two light fixtures on separate cables each and temporarily increase the distance manually using a spreader bar if needed.
How often does that really happen? Setting this year aside for now. Our dining table can be extended on either side with an additional leaf to reach a total length of 2.5m (8 feet 2 inches). But just because we might need that about three times a year, I’m not going to adjust the lighting for it.
If it’s really important to you and you’re worried that guests might be sitting in the dark, just make sure the lamp doesn’t only shine straight down, and that will be fine.
If it’s really important to you and you’re worried that guests might be sitting in the dark, just make sure the lamp doesn’t only shine straight down, and that will be fine.
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yellow_ms30 Nov 2020 18:31chrisw81 schrieb:
We have that in the kitchen, and I've thought about it too. But I'm not sure if it usually looks odd when the track extends beyond the edge of the table and the lights hang only on one side of the track... it probably ends up looking asymmetrical in a kind of awkward way.I convinced myself that visible hardware can look good, and that technology can be asymmetric sometimes 😀 My wife complains about the lack of symmetry in the URail setup in the kitchen, but I just said: it has to be that way. And even if it didn’t bother me, the pendant lights draw attention—the track itself hardly gets noticed at all.
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