Pendant Light Above Dining Table Height

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.

Pendant light above dining table height.

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. That gives you a nice amount of breathing room between the two pieces. But then again rules are made to be broken. The height of a light over a dining table.

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. Any less space than that and the. Basic guideline position a hanging light above your dining table so you have approximately 30 inches between the top of the table and the bottom of the 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.

The standard height for hanging a chandelier or pendant lamp over the dining table is 30 inches from the tabletop. The fixture in my home for example is 36 inches above the tabletop. Dining pendant lights vary significantly depending on the style of light you choose. A rule some interior designers use is to add 7 8cm for each 30cm.

You can do table lamps in guest rooms. But in a master you gotta go grand. In my humble opinion a master feels like a master with pendants. I love a pendant light in a master bedroom.

This range assumes you have an 8 foot ceiling.