I saved this page over a year ago now. Thanks for the pendant info you have given. We’d like some advice on hanging a pendant cluster (they are a statement piece) in our indoor atrium located at the entry to our double storey home. There is a window above the entry which overlooks the atrium and the balustrade is a full plaster pony wall. The atrium measures 3.9 mt x 1.83 mt.
Thankyou in anticipation.

The right pendant can look fine to look down and through. Could be an intentional statement. But your best bet is to hang it high, maybe around balustrade height. Depends on the fitting itself and the space.

Hey Georgie! The ceiling height won’t effect what height you hang the pendants, because you always go from your benchtop up in terms of measurements. So you’d still follow the same rule: about a metre from the benchtop. That’s if you need the lights functionally. If they’re purely decorative you could raise them a little higher (but no more than 120cm). Hope that helps.

Hey Sue, in a line is a safe bet. Depending on the pendants you might get away with a different layout, but it’s hard for me to say. And just use the size of your table as a guide for how to space out your pendants. Larger in the middle, the two smaller ones an equal distance apart either side.

Hi Sarah, 1.2m is probably too high unless they cast quite a focussed light. Otherwise, they won’t be functional for working in the kitchen. You might need to get them rewired to hang lower.

Hey Christine. The pendant in the bedroom image (last photo) is a beauty from Beacon Lighting 🙂

Hey Vilma. It’s harder to say how far they should be spaced apart without knowing the width of the bench/island they’re going over, and the width of the pendants. Are you part of my Facebook group? You can come post photos here and the group and I can help you out. Much easier when we can see what the kitchen looks like 🙂 https://www.facebook.com/groups/tlcdecoratingjunkies/