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The Standard Height for a Chandelier

A chandelier is a type of light fixture that has one or more arms that are individually lit with a bulb. Many chandeliers are very ornate and have numerous arms and fittings that may be decorated with a multitude of prism-cut crystals to refract the light in the room. Chandeliers are designed in very large sizes for rooms with a lot of volume and in very small mini-chandelier sizes for small rooms where the owner wants a little fancy bling. Most people feel that standard chandeliers are those most commonly found in average dining rooms in average size homes.

  1. Grand Chandeliers

    • A grand chandelier is larger to fill a room with more ceiling height.

      A grand chandelier is a larger size chandelier that is designed to fit in rooms with a lot of volume. The height of a chandelier is typically calculated by 2 1/2 to 3 inches for every foot of ceiling height, which allows a chandelier to fill the volume of the room more and enhance the appearance of the room. For a standard height room of 8 feet, the standard height of a chandelier is between 18 and 24 inches.

    Multiple Chandeliers

    • Multiple small chandeliers light an angled island.

      When a room has limited walk room, such as a kitchen with an island, the homeowner may select several small chandeliers or pendants to fill the volume of the space over the eat-in portion of the island. The same basic criteria for sizing the height of the chandelier apply except that the group of fixtures are visually brought together as if they were a single fixture, which means the height of the fixture hanging closest to the ceiling is used with the height of the fixture closest to the island. When these are combined, the same basic measure has been used for height.

    Selecting the Wrong Size

    • A too-large chandelier seems to dwarf a dining table, making both look like the wrong size.

      Many people shop for light fixtures without the measurements for their rooms, furniture or layout. They select fixtures based on what they like and how they imagine they might look in the room. When a too-large or a too-small fixture is chosen, it can look overwhelmingly large and oppressive or so small that it gets lost in the size of the room. Both of these will provide improper amounts of light for the function of the room.

    Small Bling Fixtures

    • Small bling chandeliers are like room jewelry.

      Some homeowners are interested in adding a bit of bling to a room by introducing a small ornate fixture. This type of fixture may be placed over a tub, in a closet or over a kitchen sink. The height of this type of fixture is less important as it is a type of room jewelry. The height of a chandelier over a dining room table, on the other hand, is very important. The bottom of the fixture should be 30 inches above the table to allow guests to see each other across the table and for the table to be lit properly.

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