There are a few considerations such as the size of the room the ceiling height and where the chandelier is being placed.
Chandelier in living room height.
Size a large room can swallow a small chandelier and unbalance the space.
36 inches 36 inches 72 inches.
With a 3 foot tall table 36 inches add another 36 inches to account for the gap between the table and the chandelier base.
For example a chandelier above a dining room table can hang lower than a chandelier that s in a living room or bedroom.
Try to center the chandelier with the focal point of the room.
How to determine how high should the chandelier to be hanged if you are hanging the chandelier on an open floor chandelier s bottom should at least be 7 feet away from the floor.
For example if your ceiling is 10 feet high you should limit your chandelier height to about 25 to 30 inches.
Hang the chandelier in the center of the room.
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.
The height of the chandelier itself corresponds to about 2 5 to 3 inches for each foot of the ceiling height.
For example 11 feet room height 11 2 5 27 5 the chandelier should be about 27 5 inches for its height.
9 feet or 108 inches 72 inches 36 inches.
Over the bed in a bedroom lined up with a mantel or.