For ceilings higher than 8 feet add about three inches to the hanging height per foot.
Distance between light fixture dining room table.
3 hang it even higher so no one can possibly bump into it if it is a translucent and solid chandelier.
A fixture is what the light bulb goes into.
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.
Your light fixture should hang 30 36 inches from the top of your table if you have an 8 foot ceiling.
For every foot of ceiling height beyond 8 feet add 3 6 inches to the length of your chain wire.
The standard height from the top of your table to the bottom of the light fixture above should be between.
Some believe that ceiling height has no bearing on the relative placement of the light fixture and that the distance between the fixture and the table should remain between 30 and 34 inches.
Any less space than that and the light may be too.
The bottom of your light fixture should be 30 to 34 inches 76 2 to 86 4 cm above the table.
Others support the notion of adding 3 inches to the chandelier height for every additional foot of ceiling height.
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.
I personally prefer the lights higher so they don t get in the way when we sit across the table or when i have to get up and get something from the table.
Measure the distance between the table and the light fixture.
Ceilings higher than that well you do the math.
So if your ceiling is 10 feet tall your lighting fixture should be hung 36 40 inches over the table.
This range assumes you have an 8 foot ceiling.
This same rule holds true for lighting over kitchen tables.
The light fixture should be hung 30 34 inches above the dining table.