The generally accepted rule for hanging dining room chandeliers is that the bottom of the fixture should hang between 30 and 36 inches above the top of the dining table.
Chandelier height above dining room table.
Chandeliers over dining tables or kitchen islands should hang anywhere from 30 to 36 inches above the table.
Now that i ve told you that rule i m also going to tell you to disregard it.
First off i ll provide a guideline.
Keep all lights at least 6 inches from the ends of the table or island.
This range assumes you have an 8 foot ceiling.
For example if you have a 9 foot 2 7 m ceiling add another foot to the chandelier cord chain and so on.
It depends on the size of the table the diameter and height of the fixture and the height of the ceiling.
I really feel that every situation is different.
The bottom of the fixture should be 32 to 36 inches above the tabletop.