Standard height recommendation.
Chandelier to floor height.
For rooms where people walk under the fixture it should be at least 7 above the floor.
Plan to locate the bottom of your chandelier between 7 and 7 5 feet off the floor.
For example if your ceiling is 10 feet high you should limit your chandelier height to about 25 to 30 inches.
Regarding chandelier height we recommend 3 for every foot of space between the floor and ceiling.
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.
This lets even your tallest guests or family members move about the foyer comfortably.
For example if your ceilings are 8 high your chandelier should be 24 tall 8 x 3 24.
Over the bed in a bedroom lined up with a mantel or.
The height of the chandelier above the floor.
Try to center the chandelier with the focal point of the room.
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.
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.
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.
Where to place your chandelier.
36 inches 36 inches 72 inches.
You can find this number by multiplying the height of your ceiling in feet by three.
If you have an extremely high ceiling you can hang the chandelier 7 5 feet from the floor.
Measuring your ceiling height and determining where the bottom of your chandelier should hang can save time during install.
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.
This range assumes you have an 8 foot ceiling.
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.
If the chandelier hangs from a 2 story ceiling don t let it hang lower than the height of the first floor.
For example if you have a 9 foot 2 7 m ceiling add another foot to the chandelier cord chain and so on.