Pendant Light Above Dining Table Height

The fixture in my home for example is 36 inches above the tabletop.

Pendant light above dining table height.

Height of pendant lights over bedside tables. But then again rules are made to be broken. This range assumes you have an 8 foot ceiling. A rule some interior designers use is to add 7 8cm for each 30cm.

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. Any less space than that and the. When hanging pendant lights over bedside tables i like to allow about 70cm from the top of the bedside table to the bottom of the pendant light. For example if your ceiling height is 2 4m instead of 2 1m you would hang your kitchen pendant 78 88cm above your island bench instead of 70 80cm.

I like this height as it puts the fixture at 5 feet 6 inches above the floor just high enough for me to walk under if the room is rearranged. But in a master you gotta go grand. If the ceiling is higher the recommended standard is to raise the chandelier 3 inches for each additional foot of ceiling height. You can do table lamps in guest rooms.

The height of a light over a dining table. I love a pendant light in a master bedroom. That gives you a nice amount of breathing room between the two pieces. Using an average 8 foot ceiling as a guide the general rule is that the bottom of the light fixture should land between 30 and 34 inches above the top of the dining table.

In my humble opinion a master feels like a master with pendants.