Chandelier To Floor Height

Above dining tables the chandelier should hang 30 34 above the table in an 8 room.

Chandelier to floor height.

Measuring your ceiling height and determining where the bottom of your chandelier should hang can save time during install. For design professionals the rule of thumb is that the bottom of a hanging lighting fixture should be no closer than 7 feet above the floor. Standard height recommendation. If your table is 3 feet tall 36 inches then all you need to do is add 36 inches to your table height to get the exact height from the floor from which your chandelier should hang.

This range assumes you have an 8 foot ceiling. A chandelier in a large two story foyer would need to hang about 9 feet off the floor but if your two story foyer has windows above the ground floor you should center the chandelier in the. 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 your ceilings are 8 high your chandelier should be 24 tall 8 x 3 24.

This lets even your tallest guests or family members move about the foyer comfortably. The height of the chandelier itself corresponds to about 2 5 to 3 inches for each foot of the ceiling height. 36 inches 36 inches 72 inches. Plan to locate the bottom of your chandelier between 7 and 7 5 feet off the floor.

Over the bed in a bedroom lined up with a mantel or. This design standard also applies to foyers with standard 8 foot high ceilings where it means that a hanging fixture if you use one at all will need to be fairly small to stay at the recommended height. If you ceiling is higher than 8 feet 2 4 m you can adjust the height accordingly based on the height of the table plus the height of the chandelier above the table. If the chandelier hangs from a 2 story ceiling don t let it hang lower than the height of the first floor.

If you have an extremely high ceiling you can hang the chandelier 7 5 feet from the floor. For rooms where people walk under the fixture it should be at least 7 above the floor. Where to place your chandelier. For example if you have a 9 foot 2 7 m ceiling add another foot to the chandelier cord chain and so on.

Regarding chandelier height we recommend 3 for every foot of space between the floor and ceiling. For example if your ceiling is 10 feet high you should limit your chandelier height to about 25 to 30 inches. Hang chandeliers at least 7 feet above the ground in living rooms and entryways with standard 8 foot ceilings and hang them around 8 feet high with taller ceilings. 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.