Chandelier Inches Above Dining Room Table

Most lighting manufacturers offer additional cord chain or stem lengths to provide some give and take in the overall length of the fixture.

Chandelier inches above dining room table.

Measure ceiling to table to determine chain length. It depends on the size of the table the diameter and height of the fixture and the height of the ceiling. Measure the depth of table. 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 best way to achieve this is to select a fixture that s diameter is somewhere between half and three quarters the diameter or width of the tabletop. If the ceiling is higher the recommended standard is to raise the chandelier 3 inches for each additional foot of ceiling height. For example if the dining room table was 48 wide x 60 long the chandelier that is 24 to 36 in diameter would be an appropriate size to compliment the table. Measure room length and width to determine chandelier width step 2.

3 steps to size a dining room chandelier step 1. There is a standard height to hang a chandelier over a dining room table. 1 chandeliers above dining room tables should have a diameter of 1 2 to 2 3 the width of the table. 2 to size a chandelier as the focal point of any other space such as foyers living rooms etc measure the length and width of your room then add those figures together.

Most dining tables are 28 to 30. This range assumes you have an 8 foot ceiling.