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CHI Good Questions: Design Details for the Dining Room?

2008-04-08-doriequestion.jpgDorie sent in a question for all the AT design minds: "I just bought the Andover table and Corbin chairs in cherry from Room & Board and I’m wondering what kind of rug/lighting combo would work best… this will be on honey-colored hardwood in a room that gets a fair amount of natural light. I’d prefer to keep the color scheme neutral in this part of the house, as I use greens and blues liberally elsewhere, but I’m open to ideas. The pictured pendant is designed for track lighting so it won’t work for my situation, but it’s a design I really like. Any suggestions for rugs and/or lighting?"

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If you really like those pendants, I'm sure an electrician could wire them up for you without a track.

Don't know your overall aesthetic, but these pendants could be fun. With carbon filament bulbs, they'd really play up the warm tones...
http://www.sundancecatalog.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=12468&itemType=PRODUCT&iMainCat=7&iSubCat=57&iProductID=12468

posted by tommymiller50 on 2008-04-08 17:33:45
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I wouldn't do neutral. With neutral cherry (matching table and chairs) and a similar color floor, you really need some color in there. I would consider navy blue or possibly a bold lime green

posted by amandadom on 2008-04-08 17:52:30
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I'm no electrician, but I am going to guess that pendant light is halogen and needs to go on a track to accommodate the transformer. Or maybe it can be installed directly into the wall - check with the store before you buy it.

If you are in Chicago, I would recommend Lightology. Here's a link to a similar fixture: http://www.lightology.com/index.cfm/method-light.store_profile/sku-1220SU-SPENCER-005H1-AMSC/dept-Suspension/szdept_label-Suspension#options

In terms of a rug, I would go with a very light color like vanilla, or just off-white...not beige!

posted by Kathryn on 2008-04-08 18:24:02
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Thanks for the suggestions about how to convert the light I like... however there's another problem: the light is actually very tiny! It couldn't be used alone for a whole dining space. If I could find a bigger version, I would definitely snap it up.

Kathryn, I've been meaning to get to Lightology. I will check it out...

posted by dorie on 2008-04-09 11:02:58
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You have to choose the good electrician and right tool for re-doing that pendant lights. However it looks good to me.

posted by Tiff on 2008-05-14 16:29:59
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