A grand 10 or 12 foot entryway ceiling for example can pair with a more intimate nine foot ceiling in the living room.
Great room ceiling height.
Subtract that number from your ceiling height to get your maximum chandelier height.
The rules for hanging a chandelier include choosing the size style height location and how it operates.
For safety reasons a ceiling fan should always hang at least 7 above the floor.
While a 500 square foot great room would seem out of place with an eight foot ceiling it seems a 20 foot ceiling also feels too expansive.
Size a large room can swallow a small chandelier and unbalance the space.
When installing a chandelier in a foyer or a great room the chandelier cannot be lower than 7 feet from the floor to the bottom of the chandelier.
One and a half story great rooms are more popular than taller ones.
36 inches 36 inches 72 inches.
Chandeliers in a foyer or great room.
The length of your downrod depends on the height of your ceiling.
9 feet or 108 inches 72 inches 36 inches.
Also for maximum air flow there should be at least 10 inches of air space between the blades and the ceiling.
In a foyer most chandeliers are installed at window level where you can see the chandelier from outside your home.