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General light for a dining room

For general light in a dining room of 13.6 m² plan on 2,519–3,778 lumens in total (our estimate); 8844 models suit.

dining room 13.6 m² · general light · change
general
2,519–3,778 lm
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task
600–900 lm
200–300 lux over 1.62 m²
accent
504–1,259 lm
20–50 lux over 13.6 m²

Lights for this

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The numbers for this situation

  • Area lit13.6 m²example room 4 × 3.4 m — change it
  • Light level100–150 luxOur estimate — there's no official UK light level for homes
  • Lumens needed2,519–3,778 lmlight level × area ÷ 0.54 (walls and ageing take the rest)
  • Models that suit8844
  • Price from£29

Worked out, not measured

Where these numbers come from

  • Lumens = light level × area ÷ 0.54 (walls and ageing take the rest); a task uses the area of its surface, not the room. Catalogue filtered by room, task and constraint. Checked against 12653 matching lights in our catalogue snapshot of 2026-09-27; 8844 can be bought now. Same sums on every page, release families-2026-09-29.

All the numbers

Area (m²)Light level (lux)Lumens fromLumens to
13.6100–15025193778

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