Chandelier Over Dining Table Height

First off i ll provide a guideline.

Chandelier over dining table height.

As a general rule for a standard 8 foot or 2 45 metre ceiling you should install your chandelier about 30 34 inches or 76 87 centimeters above the table. It depends on the size of the table the diameter and height of the fixture and the height of the ceiling. Chandeliers over dining tables or kitchen islands should hang anywhere from 30 to 36 inches above the table. Now that i ve told you that rule i m also going to tell you to disregard it.

I really feel that every situation is different. Hang your dining room chandelier between 30 and 34 inches from the tabletop for a standard 8 foot table. If the ceiling is higher the recommended standard is to raise the chandelier 3 inches for each additional foot of ceiling height. In most cases it should be 60 inches from the floor to the bottom of the fixture.

This range assumes you have an 8 foot ceiling. The calculation for the chandelier height above a dining table is quite simple. The generally accepted rule for hanging dining room chandeliers is that the bottom of the fixture should hang between 30 and 36 inches above the top of the dining table. The chandelier should hang over the center of the table.

Hang the chandelier 3 inches higher for each additional foot of ceiling height. It doesn t matter the size of your table you need to be concerned about the height of the fixture from the floor. Single chandeliers should be centered over the table or island while multiple chandeliers or pendants should hang 30 inches apart from each other. To be very clear it is the bottom of the chandelier which should be at this height.