Can it show a pendant where I have no ceiling point?

It can show one where you ask, because it is a picture. Moving a ceiling point is a job for an electrician, so check that before you fall for the design.

Will it tell me what size of table fits?

No. The image has no measurements. As a rough guide, leave about 90 cm between the table edge and a wall or furniture so chairs can be pulled out, and measure your room.

Can I keep my table and only change the chairs?

Yes. Mark the table Keep and the chairs Replace. The spec panel shows what was kept and what was added.

Does it work for a dining corner in a kitchen?

Yes. Include enough of the kitchen in the photo for context; the units and appliances stay where they are.

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Redesign your dining room from a photo

A dining room is used for a few hours a day and looked at for the rest, so it has to look good empty. Upload a photo of yours, or of the dining end of an open-plan room, and see the table, the light over it and the walls around it rethought.

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Things you can ask for

“Round oak table, rush-seat chairs and a large paper pendant hung low over the table”
“Modern classic: panelled walls, a dark wood table, upholstered chairs and a pair of wall lights”
“Keep the table, replace the chairs with mismatched vintage ones and add a sideboard”
“Make the dining corner feel separate from the kitchen with a rug and a pendant”
“Limewashed walls, terracotta tones and a linen tablecloth”

Light first, then the table

The most effective single change in a dining room is a pendant hung low over the table, centred on the table rather than on the ceiling. As a rule of thumb, the bottom of the shade sits about 75 to 90 cm above the tabletop: low enough to pool light on the table, high enough to stay out of people's eyes. Put it on a dimmer and add a second, lower source, such as wall lights or a lamp on the sideboard, for evenings.

Table shape: round tables suit square rooms and smaller groups; rectangular and oval ones suit longer rooms.
Rug: large enough that the chairs stay on it when pulled out, or no rug at all.
Walls: dining rooms take strong colour well because they are mostly used in the evening, and a dark wall flatters candlelight.
Storage: a sideboard gives the room a second focal point and somewhere for everything that otherwise ends up on the table.

Dining areas in open-plan rooms

If the table sits at one end of a kitchen or living room, the job is to make it a zone: a pendant over the table, a rug under it, and a change of wall colour or a piece of art on the nearest wall. Photograph the whole open-plan space with the table in it, so the redesign can see how the zone relates to the rest of the room.

Getting a good dining room result

Stand in the corner diagonally opposite the table, phone in landscape, with the ceiling line in frame so there is somewhere for a pendant to hang. Clear the tabletop or choose Clean & redesign. Mark the table Keep if it is staying; new chairs alone often change a dining room more than people expect, and you can compare that against a full redesign as a second option.

Frequently asked

Can it show a pendant where I have no ceiling point?: It can show one where you ask, because it is a picture. Moving a ceiling point is a job for an electrician, so check that before you fall for the design.
Will it tell me what size of table fits?: No. The image has no measurements. As a rough guide, leave about 90 cm between the table edge and a wall or furniture so chairs can be pulled out, and measure your room.
Can I keep my table and only change the chairs?: Yes. Mark the table Keep and the chairs Replace. The spec panel shows what was kept and what was added.
Does it work for a dining corner in a kitchen?: Yes. Include enough of the kitchen in the photo for context; the units and appliances stay where they are.