My LED light conversion done on the earlier florescent fixtures, I added a POT (potentiometer) in the fixture over the dining table. The component was bigger than anticipated and so it has a slight angle to it as seen in the attached picture. I am glad that fixture has it, and glad the others don't. Adjusting the brightness on it is not linear like dimmers at home. It is very sensitive in the adjustment where I wished it wasn't, and not sensitive where I wish it was. It's not perfect but it does the job.
I added night lights in all 9 fixtures, and we love that feature. When getting up in the middle of the night, we turn on the night light in the bathroom as not to blind ourselves. During the evening, we turn the night lights on all unused lights to provide a warm & cozy atmosphere along with the convenience of seeing everything all the time. All night lights combined is roughly 3 watts which is 50% that of one fixture in the normal setting.
I am not familiar with current-day LED interior fixtures, but if they have a normal setting and a low night light setting, I feel that would be a great alternative to a dimmer.
