Suspended lights for high, vaulted ceilings
Our dining are has a high, vaulted ceiling and is in desperate need of over table lighting. The ceiling is ~16ft at the table and has a sloped ceiling. the combination of needing a large fixture, with looooong extensions and a sloped ceiling mount is proving difficult.
I am wondering if:
- a standard fixture that is suspended from a canopy with cables and a long wire can be modified by an electrician to provide additional hanging length?
- are there specific sites and/or combination of keywords that will help me find what I need?
- are there other work-around or resources that i haven't considered? (I'm in Canada)
I've included a few pictures of things that have caught my fancy but won't work as is for one reason or another.
For scale reference, the door in the picture is 14ft wide, and the ceilung at that wall is also 14ft high and slopes up to 18ft at the peak.
And of course, budget is a factor. I'd like to keep it as far below $2k as possible
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4 years agoTerra S.
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4 years agoWe decided on a fixture and the electrician is coming by today to take a look and with do the install on Wednesday.
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4 years ago7' to the underside might be high compared to your table. General guidelines from online:
Hang a chandelier approximately 30 to 34 inches over a table with an 8 foot ceiling height. If your ceiling is higher than 8 feet, mount the chandelier an additional 3 inches higher for each foot of ceiling.
I'm a big fan of the balloon trick, which I learned on GardenWeb (pre-Houzz) and have used many times over tables, counters, and in the middle of my bedroom. I posted a picture and description here, scroll down near the end of the post. It's helpful to test out the hanging height before you pay an electrician and any wires are cut.
Here's a pic with some guidelines:
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