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

Under a 2.40 m ceiling a 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. 237 of ours fit.

Lights for this

50 lights
Tense Pendant Light
Tense Pendant Light
Tense Pendant Light

Tense Pendant Light

from £217
Ø 70.1 cm · set the cable to 75 cm · bottom at 1.50 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct
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
Iris Pendant Light
Iris Pendant Light
Iris Pendant Light

Iris Pendant Light

from £135
Ø 60 cm · set the cable to 30 cm · bottom at 1.50 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct
Aldwin Pendant Lamp
Aldwin Pendant Lamp
Aldwin Pendant Lamp

Aldwin Pendant Lamp

from £379
Ø 80 cm · set the cable to 64.1 cm · bottom at 1.50 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct
Vale Pendant Lamp
Vale Pendant Lamp
Vale Pendant Lamp

Vale Pendant Lamp

from £126
Ø 80 cm · set the cable to 78 cm · bottom at 1.50 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct
Giorgio Pendant Light
Giorgio Pendant Light
Giorgio Pendant Light

Giorgio Pendant Light

from £164
Ø 60 cm · set the cable to 60 cm · bottom at 1.50 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct
Valentina Pendant Lamp
Valentina Pendant Lamp
Valentina Pendant Lamp

Valentina Pendant Lamp

from £114
Ø 60 cm · set the cable to 72 cm · bottom at 1.50 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct
Screen Cannage Suspension
Screen Cannage Suspension
Screen Cannage Suspension

Screen Cannage Suspension

from £203
Ø 80 cm · set the cable to 50.1 cm · bottom at 1.50 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct
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
Airplane Pendant Lamp
Airplane Pendant Lamp
Airplane Pendant Lamp

Airplane Pendant Lamp

from £140
Ø 68.8 cm · set the cable to 67.1 cm · bottom at 1.50 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct
Newborn Pendant Light
Newborn Pendant Light
Newborn Pendant Light

Newborn Pendant Light

from £793
Ø 71 cm · set the cable to 61 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 length37 %
  • Fit a 2.40 m ceiling here237

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 268 matching lights in our catalogue snapshot of 2026-09-27; 237 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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