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How to choose and hang a shell lamp over a dining table

Under a 2.40 m ceiling a shell 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. 17 of ours fit.

Lights for this

17 lights
Round Shell Chandelier
Round Shell Chandelier
Round Shell Chandelier

Round Shell Chandelier

from £171
Ø 70.1 cm · set the cable to 34.9 cm · bottom at 1.50 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct
Shell Chandelier
Shell Chandelier
Shell Chandelier

Shell Chandelier

from £216
Ø 60 cm · set the cable to 30 cm · bottom at 1.50 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct
Round Shell Chandelier B
Round Shell Chandelier B
Round Shell Chandelier B

Round Shell Chandelier B

from £207
Ø 70.1 cm · set the cable to 34.9 cm · bottom at 1.50 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct
Oceana Shell chandelier
Oceana Shell chandelier
Oceana Shell chandelier

Oceana Shell chandelier

£800
Ø 60 cm · set the cable to 25 cm · bottom at 1.50 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct
Pearl Shell Chandelier
Pearl Shell Chandelier
Pearl Shell Chandelier

Pearl Shell Chandelier

£849
Ø 60 cm · set the cable to 25 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 length49 %
  • Fit a 2.40 m ceiling here17

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 17 matching lights in our catalogue snapshot of 2026-09-27; 17 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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