Design Dining Room Bowl Pendants

Why We Love Dining Room Bowl Pendants

Bowl lights are common fixtures in transitionally decorated dining rooms where they are often found hanging gracefully over the table providing a welcoming amount of light for casual dining or formal dinner parties. Unlike a traditional chandelier and other forms of pendant lighting, a bowl light fixture casts a wash of uplight to highlight the ceiling above. This style of fixture is typically used for ambient illumination in the dining room and has the ability to blend in well with other sources of light already present in the space.

When a ceiling light is needed to solidify the atmosphere of the dining room, a bowl pendant is a go-to choice of transitional lighting. These bowl chandeliers are the ideal companion to dining rooms not requiring a lot of illumination, often found filled with light by wall sconces, recessed lighting or natural sources. Uplight bowl fixtures bring a sense of warmness to the room that lends itself as the perfect invitation for any dining or entertaining occasion.

A Dining Room Bowl Light For Every Style

While typically found in traditional and transitionally decorated spaces, these bowl pendants have no problem fitting in with any dining room aesthetic. Industrial bowl pendants from Hinkley Lighting allow you to introduce sleek polished nickel finishes into your dining area and you'll also enjoy the contemporary stainless steel hardware featured in these pendants. Minka Lavery is an ideal choice for familiar aged bronze finishes and darker lamp shades to support a warm glow of light. Minka's collection also features shapes and structures that are best suited for traditional homes. Crystorama's Broche Bowl Pendant helps make a luxurious statement to your lighting preferences and finally, look to Hubbardton Forge for an elegant wrought iron fixture.

Choosing the Best Dining Room Bowl Pendants

When selecting any ceiling lighting for the dining room, you'll first need to measure the space where the fixture will be installed. Most bowl lights suspend a few feet from the ceiling to accommodate the fixture's large shade, however you will find options that mount semi-flush to the ceiling for dining rooms with limited ceiling-to-floor height. Be mindful of dimensions like height, width and suspension length to try to choose the best bowl pendant for your room. Once you have a size in mind, you can then refine your choices by shade colors, the material of the shade and hardware finishes. If you have any questions about the dining room bowl light fixtures featured here, please call our lighting experts at 877.445.4486.

Other Considerations

Because a bowl pendant brings warm light to the dining room, you may want to fill the room with additional fixtures to create a well-rounded amount of illumination. Sconces are available to accommodate just about any style of dining room ranging from ultra-modern to those inspired by the middle of the century, while a selection of can lights will allow for bright and focused downlighting. And if you prefer something a bit more robust and decorative than the bowl lights found here, consider introducing a luxurious crystal chandelier to your dining room.