For example if your ceiling is 10 feet high you should limit your chandelier height to about 25 to 30 inches.
Chandelier height 10 foot ceiling.
9 feet or 108 inches 72 inches 36 inches.
Allow 2 5 to 3 inches in fixture height for every foot your foyer climbs.
32 36 inches between the top of your table and the bottom of your fixture.
With a 3 foot tall table 36 inches add another 36 inches to account for the gap between the table and the chandelier base.
A foyer that climbs 15 feet in height would require a chandelier that measures 37 5 to 45 inches tall.
The height of the chandelier itself corresponds to about 2 5 to 3 inches for each foot of the ceiling 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.
The right height to hang a dining room fixture or chandelier.
Hang the chandelier in the center of the room.
Subtract that number from your ceiling height to get your maximum chandelier height.
36 40 inches between the top of your table and the bottom of your fixture.
40 44 inches between the top of your table and the bottom of your fixture.
Lighting experts also offer a formula to calculate electrical wattage adequate to.
For example if you have a 9 foot 2 7 m ceiling add another foot to the chandelier cord chain and so on.