Keep all lights at least 6 inches from the ends of the table or island.
Dining room table chandelier height.
The chandelier should hang over the center of the table.
This range assumes you have an 8 foot ceiling.
How to determine how high should the chandelier to be hanged.
12 feet less 5 feet 60 inches would give you a chain length of about 7 feet.
If the ceiling is higher the recommended standard is to raise the chandelier 3 inches for each additional foot of ceiling height.
9 feet or 108 inches 72 inches 36 inches.
Chandeliers over dining tables or kitchen islands should hang anywhere from 30 to 36 inches above the table.
If you are hanging the chandelier above a dining table chandelier s bottom should be 30 to 36 inches away from the tabletop.
36 inches 36 inches 72 inches.
Hang your dining room chandelier between 30 and 34 inches from the tabletop for a standard 8 foot table.
If you are hanging the chandelier on an open floor chandelier s bottom should at least be 7 feet away from the floor.
Subtract that number from your ceiling height to get your maximum chandelier height.
With a 3 foot tall table 36 inches add another 36 inches to account for the gap between the table and the chandelier base.
In most cases it should be 60 inches from the floor to the bottom of the fixture.
Single chandeliers should be centered over the table or island while multiple chandeliers or pendants should hang 30 inches apart from each other.