Size/Shape of chandelier vs. dining table
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PROJudyG Designs
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoRelated Discussions
Help choosing dining table size and shape, need to finalize this week
Comments (21)Ok I'm convinced to a 60" round, hopefully with drop in leafs for extra seating. I spoke with the table maker today and he's on vaca until Saturday so we'll touch base early next week and finalize plan/start the actual build. After all the recommendations I'm thinking too that I'll only purchase 6 of the chairs and use my existing wooden ones for extras. We aren't big entertainers and would mostly have just another couple to host but this will provide a slightly more cost effective solution for when we do entertain more. @maggieq & @cyn427 @jjam - thanks for the chair info! Yikes about the experience with the Hudson chairs, esp for how pricey they are! I've heard such mixed reviews about the overall quality of RH, either wonderful or awful, but I've been coveting the Martine for so long that I'm cautiously willing to give them a try... And hope at worst I could have them brought to a re-upholsterer for future modification over buying fresh set at that time. Thanks again everyone, this has been Hugely helpful! :-)...See MoreConflicting answers re: chandelier vs. table size vs. room size
Comments (3)As an electrician for more than 25 years, hanging thousands of chandeliers, I can tell you that those formulas rarely work. Like most formulas made up by the design industry, they only work for a limited range of room and table sizes... based on what someone decided was the perfect size of table in the perfect size room in a McMansion... where you have a high ceiling and 5' between the table and wall. I can literally walk around any house and make up formulas about anything that appears to be just right for that house. ...A door height should be 84% of the height of a wall... There should be 14 steps between floors. (13 steps used to be such a universal rule of thumb that it became an unlucky number - think about the number of steps up to a 1 story gallows.) BUT, neither of those formulas would hold true for a house with 10' ceings. In other words, they are not true mathematic formulas in the scientific sense. They are just quite literally coincidences of what people found for a particularly large dining room. One thing I find through years of experience is that the chandelier should not be so close to the edge of the table or so low that someone feels like they may hit their head on it when leaning in while standing up to move the chair. A larger chandelier usually ends up higher, and that means higher ceilings. A smaller one can be lower. (The decorator's rule of thumb is 30" above the table, but I have raised nearly every one that I have installed that low to suit the taste of the homeowner - a few skinny pendants) I have found that most people prefer the chandelier low enough to catch their eye, but not low enough to obstruct their vision horizontally. (An orb, being fairly "airy" can often go a little lower than a chandelier with lots of Bling) With round tables, this usually means that most people feel comfortable with the chandelier about 11" from the edge of the table. With long tables, it is common for people to feel the need to fill up the space more, so the fixture tends to crowd the narrow sides of the table more....See MoreDining table shape/size for odd shaped breakfast nook
Comments (2)Your dilemma reads like a math story problem!!! (I was horrible at them!). Please post a floor plan....See MorePlease help decide on dining table size and shape
Comments (2)A 72 inch rectangular table would be great, but buy one that can be extended into the dead space if you want to seat more people for a special occasion. Rember to buy tablecloths for both sizes (or enough placemats) and probably foam padding if you do tablecloths....See More
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6 years agoIf you have a rectangular table you can choose different shapes although I think its nicer to choose a rectangular.
For a round table I recommend a round chandelier.
Measure only the leaves that are typically there.
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoHere is a photo of table and two chandeliers. The info provided says the table is 10’ long and the lights are around 6’ apart. I like the look, for sure, but how would the table look in your room with all the leaves in the table?
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Dining room in my previous home, I kept the leaves in the table. I liked the size. If I had fewer guests for dinner, I just pulled the extra chairs away. It was fine. 
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6 years agoHere is the dining room with the new table and one leaf which I will probably leave in permanently. I found a couple of possible fixtures today but I think i would need to order a different size as the rectangular ones looked too large.
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