It will be 30" off the table. I think if you're within 30 to 34 inches you're quite safe. Higher looks bad, I don't care who you are...it just does :oP

We just hung ours. It is 30" above the table & our ceiling is 8' high. I based this on an article I found here posted by lsandler...

"I found this on the Waterford.com website:
Selecting the Correct Size Chandelier
A chandelier can greatly change the mood of any room. It is for this reason that selecting the correct size chandelier for your room is very important. Although the decision can be based on purely a personal opinion, there are some guidelines to help you along.

These guidelines are for residential spaces only.

One-story living rooms and bedrooms

Add the room dimensions in feet and refer to them as inches. For example, if the room is 20 by 20 feet, then add those numbers together to get 40. You should select a chandelier with a minimum 40 inch diameter.
If your ceiling is high then you can add up to six inches or you can go even bigger if the ceiling is very high.
If your space is narrow, then do not use this formula. Instead, you should consider two or more smaller chandeliers.
Dining Rooms

For an 8-foot ceiling install the chandelier 30 inches above the table and about 34 inches for taller ceilings
Choose a chandelier that has a diameter one-half the width of the table over which it will hang.
For a banquet-style table in an elongated or oversized dining room, two or more chandeliers will work better than one.
The height of a chandelier should be about 3 inches per foot of the roombs height. Therefore, an 8-foot ceiling would have a 24 inch high chandelier.
Foyer
The size for an entrance fixture is calculated from the room size of the foyer. It is based off the ceiling size, as in many cases, the foyer is also part of the living room or a stairway.

The chandelier should be at least 7 feet from the floor. If you would like to hang the chandelier high, then line up the bottom tier of candles with the balcony.
The width of the fixture should be 1 inch per each foot of the ceilingbs width (measured diagonally).
The height of a fixture should be at about 3 inches per foot of the roombs height. "

Eight foot ceilings too. Ours isn't a chandelier, but the bottom of the light fixture sits at 34" above the table. I chose a lower configuration for the pendants above the raised bar in the kitchen. Do what feels right for you.

Ours is 36" from the tabletop........looks best at that height for the size chandelier and room. I have 10'+ ceilings.

We have an 8-foot ceiling in dining room. Our antique brass 6-candle chandelier with black shades is 25 inches in diameter and hangs 30 inches off the 45-inch wide table top.

The ceiling height in kitchen is only 7.5 feet. The two-stemmed w/round flat glass fixture (not a chandelier) hangs 38 inches from the table top there. (It looked really weird to me (we tried it with the longer stems) at 30 inches off the table in this low ceilinged, small eat area.)

"It will be 30" off the table. I think if you're within 30 to 34 inches you're quite safe. Higher looks bad, I don't care who you are...it just does :oP "

I don't understand what the "who you are" has to do with this? Our chandelier is 35 inches from the bottom tip to the table top. The ceiling is 11 feet high and the table is 10 feet long. The room is large and open and the chandelier is huge! The calculations were done by the lighting store designer and I think the height is perfect. Any lower, and the chandelier would dominate the table...heads would hit it, etc..

Newhomebuilder: According to dekr8-provided stats above, yours is hanging at the perfect height. So what's the beef?

Buuuuuuuuut your, "Any lower...heads would hit it, etc..."? Maybe chandelier is too wide, table too narrow, or...you have people sitting ON your table? LOL

I don't have a beef. Just stating my stats, ma'am. :)

Like many others, I was saying that our chandelier - being higher than 30" from the table - works for our room.

The chandelier is a perfect width for the table, about 6" in from each side, but if the chandelier were another 6" lower, and one were to stand up suddenly (a tall person bending as they stood), they might hit their head on a protruding arm.

Newhomebuilder, If your chandelier is 35" off that table, that is higher (off the table) than the norm.
My sister has cathedral ceilings in her LR & DR, and her chandelier is about 30" off the table. I think hers would look much better higher. Like you. she has the option of going much higher due to the ceiling height.

I think I am going to try and raise mine up a little tomorrow, another link or two and try it out. I already like it much better since I raised it from 27" off the table to 30" off the table.

Chelone, In our kitchen we have a ceiling fan and light over the table. We only operate the light from the pull chain, and have an extension chain on the light chain so that we can reach it from a sitting position. We try and do as much as we can for comfort!

Joann

I have 30" off and a sloping ceiling - 8' to 20' or so?? I had (got with house) a much larger chandy which was at about the same height before replacement. It dominated the room - first thing you noticed before anything else. Not good.

I think it's impossible to have hard and fast rules work in all situations. What space is it in? What is the size of the room? Of the table? . . . Do what looks good to your eye. If you are unsure after that, post a pic and all they shy and retiring folks here will surely help you out. :-))

I have 8 foot ceilings and my chandelier is only 25" from the table top. It just looked good to me there. I hate when it is too high.

The only issue with having it lower is that it is difficult to find a centerpiece that is low enough. But since I usually don't have a centerpiece, the chandelier takes center stage. (Which is not really a good thing because it is not very striking. lol)

But again, I do like it lower. It is like a picture....it is at eye level.