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How to choose and hang a japanese pendant light over a dining table
How to choose and hang a japanese pendant light over a dining table
Under a 2.40 m ceiling a japanese 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
from £192
Ø 65 cm · set the cable to 62.1 cm · bottom at 1.50 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct
from £148
Ø 70.1 cm · set the cable to 23.2 cm · bottom at 1.50 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct
from £204
Ø 60 cm · set the cable to 50 cm · bottom at 1.50 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct
from £210
Ø 60 cm · set the cable to 51 cm · bottom at 1.50 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct
from £178
Ø 60 cm · set the cable to 55 cm · bottom at 1.50 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct
from £161
Ø 70 cm · set the cable to 23 cm · bottom at 1.50 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct
from £270
Ø 70.1 cm · set the cable to 57 cm · bottom at 1.50 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct
from £174
Ø 74.9 cm · set the cable to 19.1 cm · bottom at 1.50 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct
from £168
Ø 60 cm · set the cable to 30 cm · bottom at 1.50 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct
from £177
Ø 60 cm · set the cable to 57 cm · bottom at 1.50 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct
from £210
Ø 70 cm · set the cable to 23 cm · bottom at 1.50 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct
from £279
Ø 60 cm · set the cable to 68 cm · bottom at 1.50 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct
from £343
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 length31 %
- 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 22 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) |
| 2.3 | 80 |
| 2.4 | 90 |
| 2.5 | 100 |