However if your ceiling is extraordinarily high like an 18 footer then the light should hang approx.
Light fixture height for 8 foot ceiling.
Start with the height of the room floor to ceiling in feet.
A standard 8 foot ceiling requires a chandelier that is 20 24 inches in height.
Many of our flush mount chandeliers designed for 8 foot ceiling heights are also convertible to hanging fixtures with chain provided to offer additional flexibility.
If the ceiling is higher the recommended standard is to raise the chandelier 3 inches for each additional foot of ceiling height.
Standard height recommendation.
However if you are installing a chandelier or pendant over a dining room table you must measure the width of.
10 x 2 5 to 3 25 30 feet.
25 30 feet 25 30 inches.
The rule of thumb is to accommodate 2 3 inches of chandelier height for each foot of ceiling height.
For every foot of ceiling height beyond 8 feet add 3 6 inches to the length of your chain wire.
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.
High ceiling when hanging a pendant light or chandelier in a room with a very high ceiling 18 high or more center the light fixture 5 from the ceiling.
So if your room is 10 feet by 12 feet the ceiling fixture should be 22 inches wide.
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36 inches 36 inches 72 inches.
With a 3 foot tall table 36 inches add another 36 inches to account for the gap between the table and the chandelier base.
Ceilings higher than that well you do the math.
When your ceiling is only 8 feet high any hanging fixture will need to be over a space that you do not walk under.
If you have a large picture window near your light fixture consider centering the light fixture in the window.
This range assumes you have an 8 foot ceiling.
The higher the ceiling the taller the chandelier.
To determine the height of a light fixture that s best for your space.
Where you re hanging the fixture.
6 feet from the ceiling meaning 6 feet of airspace but again can depend on the height of.
Same as our 12 foot and 9 foot examples this 8 foot ceiling height slider will help you picture a few popular chandelier styles for your space.
Swap that value to inches so 20 feet becomes 20 inches.
Once you have the height it s time to figure out the diameter.