For a foyer with a 10 foot high ceiling that means choosing a chandelier of between 20 and 30 inches in height.
Chandelier height 10 foot ceiling.
Subtract that number from your ceiling height to get your maximum chandelier height.
For example if your foyer stands 10 feet tall choose a chandelier that is 25 to 30 inches high.
With a 3 foot tall table 36 inches add another 36 inches to account for the gap between the table and the chandelier base.
A foyer that climbs 15 feet in height would require a chandelier that measures 37 5 to 45 inches tall.
Lighting experts also offer a formula to calculate electrical wattage adequate to.
For example if you have a 9 foot 2 7 m ceiling add another foot to the chandelier cord chain and so on.
36 inches 36 inches 72 inches.
40 44 inches between the top of your table and the bottom of your fixture.
The height of the chandelier itself corresponds to about 2 5 to 3 inches for each foot of the ceiling height.
36 40 inches between the top of your table and the bottom of your fixture.
9 feet or 108 inches 72 inches 36 inches.
The right height to hang a dining room fixture or chandelier.
Allow 2 5 to 3 inches in fixture height for every foot your foyer climbs.
32 36 inches between the top of your table and the bottom of your fixture.