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How to choose and hang a globe pendant light over a dining table
How to choose and hang a globe pendant light over a dining table
Under a 2.40 m ceiling a globe 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. 9 of ours fit.
Lights for this
from £148
Ø 70.1 cm · set the cable to 23.2 cm · bottom at 1.50 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct
£356
Ø 61 cm · set the cable to 40 cm · bottom at 1.50 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct
from £126
Ø 60 cm · set the cable to 42 cm · bottom at 1.50 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct
from £180
Ø 60 cm · set the cable to 30 cm · bottom at 1.50 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct
from £129
Ø 60 cm · set the cable to 30 cm · bottom at 1.50 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct
from £155
Ø 60 cm · set the cable to 30 cm · bottom at 1.50 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct
from £168
Ø 70.1 cm · set the cable to 49.9 cm · bottom at 1.50 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct
from £368
Ø 64 cm · set the cable to 45 cm · bottom at 1.50 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct
£1,077
Ø 60 cm · set the cable to 30 cm · bottom at 1.50 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct
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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 length36 %
- Fit a 2.40 m ceiling here9
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 9 matching lights in our catalogue snapshot of 2026-09-27; 9 can be bought now. Same sums on every page, release families-2026-09-29.
All the numbers
| Ceiling (m) | Longest drop (cm) |
| 2.3 | 80 |
| 2.4 | 90 |
| 2.5 | 100 |