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Thank you! The chandelier is 35 inches in diameter and drops 24 inches.

I think it is gorgeous, but it is shown in a very large room with high ceilings. How large is your dining room? that might help make your decision.

I don't like it with the table shown. Is your table as contemporary as the chandelier?

The dining room is 13 x 17 and open to the foyer. I love the style of it, I am just worried that people might hit their heads on it! The is only a couple of inches of clearance on both sides.

Can we see your room?
Dee

The guides to sizing a chandelier that I have looked at say the same things:

1. Should be 12" narrower than the width of the table. In your case 40-12= 28" chandelier.

2. Should not be larger than the sides of the room added together. In your case 13+17= 30" chandelier.

I love the one you picked, but it does seem that it is too wide for your table and room. Does it come in a smaller size?

I love that chandy too. I did see one that was similar at lowes of all places. It's about 150 and it was 28 inches across. The only thing is that there are silver rings on the glass shades. I was thinking about trying to remove them. I like the glass shades better as I've had linen and paper ones and they get dingy, in my opinion. And, of course, it doesn't look quite as nice. But, gives the same overall feel. If you do get it, order it online for pickup. For some reason, it's twenty five dollars more at the store than online. At least, in our town it was. It's a very traditional chandy (from what I've found out) and was in many older homes. I thought it was modern. Who knew? Good luck!

It might work, it might not :) Since dining room chandeliers are supposed to hang low/close to the table..... you might be able to pull it off.

I would do a mock-up of the chandelier. Make one out of whatever materials you have and hang it up. That will give you the best idea of if the size works. I can't tell you how many times I've done this same thing in my house... :)

Thank you everyone so much! I am going to go see what I can make a mock chandelier out of!!

I would think it too wide, and not adequate for the length of your table, either.

Consider doing two smaller chandys in a similar style, or ones that are rectangular to better light both ends of the table.

You can make your mockup from some cardboard taped together and taped to the bottom of the current lighting, or hung from the ceiling with an extension cord if there isn't lighting there currently.

Remember that your chandy should be about 30-36 inches above the top of the table.

I don't think it's going to look right - too wide - too close to the ceiling. I also think it needs a modern looking table under it.