How well does it light a kitchen table? I wish the lights shone up and not down. Does that affect the lighting?
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Its a nice lighting. If you need bathroom type light it won't be bright enough but for a kitchen it good lighting
144888
It's not meant to illuminate a room by itself, if that helps to answer your question. Obviously, the higher the lumens/watts. the brighter it will be. Hope that helps?
647303
The lights can be adjusted to just about any angle so would not shine directly in the eyes. We have it above the kitchen island and have experienced no problems. I disagree with Stephanie. The lights are not "severe" unless you stare right into them.
533903
It is relatively bright. I bought 3 but 2 bulbs are more than sufficient to light up the dining area. I used to have 6 40-watt bulbs and 6 7- watt bulbs on the chandelier. As far as I c an remember I did not buy a dimmable bulb because I don't have a dimmer switch.
1790321
Well all I can say is The light does not spread far into the room. It shines on the surface of a desk but does not light up the sides. Good for just one area. Hope this helps
1412762
yes, it does light up the room but is better if it is a small room. Very nice I do like it!
1788165
It would depend on how much light you want. It will light up a room but not real bright, probably in the range of a 25-40 watt light.
257572
I have a higher lumen type fluorescent bulb in it to maximize the light I get from it, but this would not be a light you would use to light up a whole room. It mostly lights the area directly below and to a lesser degree, above, the lamp. I have it over the end of my sofa where I mostly use it as a reading light.
803129
We have it in our LR and it puts out enough lighting there when needed. I think it should work over a table.
2273093
This chandelier will light up an entire room. I seriously doubt you'll have any problems lighting up a 9 ft table. As a matter of fact, I think it'll be too much light for that table. My dinning area is more than well lit with this chandelier.
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The light is focused, yet soft. I use it at my laptop. As a small spotlight at close distance I think it would work if the room is sufficiently dark. I'm trying to imagine how you are going to set it up. As a foot light aimed from the floor or an intervening table. In either case you should not expect good results in a bright room or from a distance. I guess I didn't answer, did I?
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I like this lamp a lot. I believe it will illuminate the whole paper, but there is some decrease of light as you get away from the center. But the I use a book holder that tilts the book and puts the book up pretty close to the light. The farther away the light is, the wider the spread. So if your husband puts the paper down on the kitchen table, it should provide fairly even illumination. If he holds the paper in his hands, this lamp might not be a good one for you. I haven't directly compared the light to a 100 watt bulb
2057166
I raise it up to the ceiling in a standard 8 foot room and it works well, but you definitely don't want to hover it much closer or it will blow out the hair. However, keep some different wattage bulbs on hand and it will work at various ranges.
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I guess that depends on the size of the room. I have it hanging over a rectangular dining table in a very long room that serves as my dining room and living room. It is the only source of light for the "dining" side of that room. I have four 40 watt bulbs in it, and have it on a dimmer. When at full power, it is quite bright.
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I have the lamp on one end of a work table that is 4 feet long and 16 inched deep. At full bright, the lamp illuminates the entire surface, but is brighter at or near the lamp. If it were elevated above the surface in the middle back of your desk, it should provide decent work light on most of the surface. This is LED light, not incandesant, so at the same brightness it has a softer bluish appearance. I hope this helps your decision.
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12.5 "It's nice lighting above my kitchen table and I agree with Andrew about not sufficient to light an entire room. Was perfect for my need.
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Understand that the bottom of the tiffany lamp shade is only 10 inches to the table surface. So you don't get much direct lighting unless the lamp is setup higher. That said I use it at night from bed and the indirect glow from the lamp is enough for me to read without any problems.