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How to choose and hang a alabaster pendant light over a dining table

Under a 2.40 m ceiling a alabaster pendant light over a dining table may drop at most 90 cm: pick Ø 60–80 cm for a 120 cm table, bottom 75 cm above it. 49 of ours fit.

Lights for this

49 lights
Mesh Cloud Pendant Light
Mesh Cloud Pendant Light
Mesh Cloud Pendant Light

Mesh Cloud Pendant Light

from £228
Ø 72 cm · set the cable to 47 cm · bottom at 1.50 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct
Austen Chandelier
Austen Chandelier
Austen Chandelier

Austen Chandelier

from £587
Ø 60 cm · set the cable to 75 cm · bottom at 1.50 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct
Meyda Chandelier
Meyda Chandelier
Meyda Chandelier

Meyda Chandelier

from £407
Ø 60 cm · set the cable to 82.5 cm · bottom at 1.50 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct
Flora Brass Chandelier
Flora Brass Chandelier
Flora Brass Chandelier

Flora Brass Chandelier

from £294
Ø 70 cm · set the cable to 25 cm · bottom at 1.50 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct

The numbers for this situation

  • Longest drop, 2.40 m ceiling90 cm
  • Diameter over a 120 cm table60–80 cm
  • Models stating their cable length44 %
  • Fit a 2.40 m ceiling here49

Worked out, not measured

Where these numbers come from

  • Light size from the table or island, and the longest drop for three common ceilings. Checked against 49 matching lights in our catalogue snapshot of 2026-09-27; 49 can be bought now. Same sums on every page, release families-2026-09-29.

All the numbers

Ceiling (m)Longest drop (cm)
2.380
2.490
2.5100

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