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How to Choose the Right Size Lighting Fixture

Measure the width or diameter of your table in inches. Then, look for chandeliers that are between 2/3 and 3/4 of that width or diameter. A fixture with a busy or complex design will actually appear larger, so if that's what is catching your eye, you may want to scale your maximum width down slightly.

Assuming you have 8-foot ceilings, the bottom of the fixture should hang between 30 and 36 inches above the tabletop. But if your ceilings are higher, the suggestion is to add 3 more inches above the table for each additional foot of ceiling.

If you have a long dining room table, you can use 2 chandeliers to light it. In that case, choose fixtures that are 1/3 the length of the table. (A table that's 60 inches long would need two lights with 20-inch diameters or widths.) Center each of those chandeliers over its half of the table.




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