Deciding How High Should Chandelier Hang Over Table
If you're standing in your dining room with a tape measure in one hand and a heavy light fixture in the other, you're probably asking exactly how high should chandelier hang over table surfaces to make the room look right. It's one of those design questions that sounds simple until you're actually on a ladder trying to eyeball it. If you hang it too low, you're basically having dinner with a lightbulb in your face. If you hang it too high, the fixture looks like it's trying to escape through the ceiling, making the whole room feel disconnected and a bit cold. ...