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How to choose and hang a paper lantern lamp over a dining table

Under a 2.40 m ceiling a paper lantern lamp 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
Tense Tyvek Pendant Lamp
Tense Tyvek Pendant Lamp
Tense Tyvek Pendant Lamp

Tense Tyvek Pendant Lamp

from £192
Ø 79.8 cm · set the cable to 75 cm · bottom at 1.50 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct
Paper Chandelier
Paper Chandelier
Paper Chandelier

Paper Chandelier

from £176
Ø 80 cm · set the cable to 40 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 length57 %
  • 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 20 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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