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How to choose and hang a ceiling lights over a dining table

Under a 2.40 m ceiling a ceiling lights 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. 714 of ours fit.

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The numbers for this situation

  • Longest drop, 2.40 m ceiling90 cm
  • Diameter over a 120 cm table60–80 cm
  • Models stating their cable length33 %
  • Fit a 2.40 m ceiling here714

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 768 matching lights in our catalogue snapshot of 2026-09-27; 714 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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