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

Under a 2.40 m ceiling a cloud 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. 13 of ours fit.

Lights for this

13 lights
Cloudy Pendant Light
Cloudy Pendant Light
Cloudy Pendant Light

Cloudy Pendant Light

from £132
Ø 60 cm · set the cable to 66 cm · bottom at 1.50 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct
Cirrus Pendant Light
Cirrus Pendant Light
Cirrus Pendant Light

Cirrus Pendant Light

from £231
Ø 60 cm · set the cable to 55 cm · bottom at 1.50 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct
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
Nuvola Cloud Pendant Lamp
Nuvola Cloud Pendant Lamp
Nuvola Cloud Pendant Lamp

Nuvola Cloud Pendant Lamp

from £972
Ø 65 cm · set the cable to 50.1 cm · bottom at 1.50 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct
Mahina Cloud Chandelier
Mahina Cloud Chandelier
Mahina Cloud Chandelier

Mahina Cloud Chandelier

from £464
Ø 65 cm · set the cable to 64 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 length48 %
  • Fit a 2.40 m ceiling here13

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 15 matching lights in our catalogue snapshot of 2026-09-27; 13 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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