Ask any electrician and they'll tell you: the single most common lighting mistake isn't the fixture — it's the height. Hang a pendant too high and it loses its warmth. Hang it too low and it blocks sightlines across the table. Here's a simple guide to getting it right.
Over a kitchen island or breakfast bar
Aim for 70–80cm between the bottom of the pendant and the countertop. This puts the light close enough to feel intimate and task-focused, without anyone banging their head on it. If you're hanging a cluster — like our pendant lights — keep the bottoms roughly level, even if the fixtures themselves vary slightly in size.
Over a dining table
A little higher: 75–90cm above the tabletop is the sweet spot. This keeps the light low enough to create atmosphere without anyone having to look around it to see the person across the table. As a rule of thumb, if you're over 6ft tall, lean toward the higher end of that range.
In an entryway or hallway
Here the rule changes — you're lighting a walkway, not a surface. Aim for at least 2m (6'6") of clearance from the floor to the bottom of the fixture, so it's comfortably out of reach and out of the way.
A note on multi-light fixtures
Pieces like our multi-light ceiling pendants look best with a slight, deliberate stagger in height rather than a perfectly straight line — it reads as considered rather than accidental, and softens the geometry of the room.
Still unsure? Measure twice. It's far easier to adjust a cord length before installation than after.