The formal dining room has experienced fluctuating popularity ... taking over from heavy overhead chandeliers and sconces. Comfort has become key, so hard wooden chairs are giving way to softer ...
For example, a 12 x 14 foot room calls for a 26-inch diameter chandelier. Ceiling height also determines proportional appropriateness. Rooms with 8-foot ceilings benefit from chandeliers hanging 7-8 ...
The dining room’s Restoration Hardware table was painted black to match the 1940s dining chairs. Above a rock-crystal chandelier hangs with tiny black shades that match the candelabra lamps from ...
The proposed renovations are part of an Army attempt to update mess halls in the vein of college cafeterias. (G. Anthonie Riis/U.S. Army) The Army is planning to revamp its dining halls in an ...