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Dining Chandelier Help Needed

3 years ago

Hi everyone,
I am looking to change my dining room chandelier. The current fixture is the one we inherited when we moved in 6 years ago. It is fine, but I'm not in love with it. I do think it's slighty too small and I could benefit from a larger size. Also, looking to get a fixture that is more contemporary too.
My dining table is 44" x 80". When we entertain we extend it to 102" or 124" depending on how many we are hosting. The current fixture is 12" x 31".
I found a chandelier I can order online. I've seen it in person and it's definitely special :) I am wondering whether the size of this other chandelier is the right size. It is 18" x 50".
What do we think?

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MGdecor
Original Author
3 years ago
bump.
ginatay124
3 years ago
It looks beautiful and I wouldn’t worry about it being too large. Two things to double check are: can it be hung low enough that it is approx 36” above your dining table? It looks shorter than the existing chandelier, unless it comes with the option of longer rods. Also it appears to have around 3500 lumens? Make sure you like the color temperature of the light and that the lumens are sufficient for the space.
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MGdecor
Original Author
3 years ago
@ginatay124, yes, the length of the chandelier can be adjusted. The fixture has an embedded led system, no bulbs. I'm hoping the light it gives off is enough. Otherwise I may consider adding pot lights. We have our current chandelier on a dimmer switch so making these adjustments isn't much of an issue.
MGdecor
Original Author
3 years ago
I just checked my current chandelier, it has 10 G9 bulbs at 240 lumens each, total 2400 lumens. The fixture I'm looking at has 3000 lumens. Looks like I will have enough light from thr new chandelier.
ginatay124
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Great, sounds like there are no red flags in those areas. I say “go for it” but hopefully some others will chime in too :)

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