Pendant Size Guide
General Sizing Tips and Considerations:
- To size a pendant as the focal point of any space, such as a dining room, foyer, living room, etc, measure the length and width of your room (in feet) then add those figures together. The sum of those two numbers is the approximate recommended diameter of your pendant in inches.
- Example:
- Your room measures 12ft x 12ft
- 12 + 12 = 24
- Correct Size Pendant = 24 inches in diameter
- The average height of a pendant should measure 7ft above the floor. With higher ceilings, 8ft - 10ft will work, but make sure you increase the light output the higher you go.
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You want to allow about 4ft of clearance around your fixture, especially if it hangs near a door. Some fixtures may hang closer, if the shape allows, but in general, 4ft is enough breathing room and gives the light source output room to disperse.
Dining Room Tables:
- Pendants above dining room tables should have a diameter of 1/2 to 2/3 the width of the table.
- The size of your kitchen island pendants will depend on how many pendants you’d like, and how large your kitchen island is.
- Pendant Spacing: A general rule of thumb is to divide your kitchen island into even segments, one higher than the number of pendants you’d like to hang. So if you want 3 pendants above your island, divide the island into 4 even segments. If you want 2 pendants above your island, divide the island into 3 even segments. Pendants should hang directly above where each segment meets. So if you have a 6ft kitchen island and you want 2 pendants above it, you’d break the kitchen island into three 2ft segments, and hang the pendants at 2ft and 4ft from one side. For most pendants, we recommend approximately 30 inches in-between (depending on the pendant diameter).
- Pendant Size: Take your island measurement and number of pendants you’d like, and from there reverse calculate the ideal diameter given the spacing suggestion above.
