Architects Zoe Chan and Merlin Eayrs on Creating a Captivating Dining Area
Hint: layered lighting can work wonders.
Hint: layered lighting can work wonders.
The dining area is a very personal space, where you can be surrounded by objects and trinkets you’ve picked up throughout your life while you enjoy the ritual of eating. You’re very much slowing down, connecting with friends, maybe lighting a candle.
London-based designer, Zoe Chan
Illustration by Ben Kirchner
Chan's designer husband, Merlin Eayrs, with whom she runs the firm Chan + Eayrs.
Illustration by Ben Kirchner
Layered lighting is also very important—it shouldn't feel like there is one specific light source coming from above. You can use table lamps and floor lamps to provide warm, ambient light. Rather than going out and buying a classic that everyone knows, we quite like, say, finding an old brass light and giving it a new life.
Chan + Eayrs transform an 18th-century house in East London, combining contemporary furnishings with historic objects—including a hefty antique table in the dining area.
Photo by Michael Sinclair
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