{
  "tool": "pendant-light",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "inputs": {
    "place": "table",
    "ceiling_height_cm": 240,
    "fitting_height_cm": 30,
    "table_width_cm": 90,
    "table_length_cm": 180,
    "table_height_cm": 75,
    "lights": 1,
    "room_length_cm": 400,
    "room_width_cm": 350
  },
  "answer": {
    "hang_above_table_cm": 80,
    "hang_range_cm": [
      75,
      90
    ],
    "overall_drop_cm": 85,
    "drop_range_cm": [
      45,
      60
    ],
    "centres_from_table_end_cm": [
      90
    ],
    "chandelier_height_cm": [
      50,
      60
    ],
    "least_clear_cm": null,
    "bottom_from_floor_cm": 155,
    "drop_cm": 55,
    "diameter_cm": [
      45,
      60
    ],
    "fits": true,
    "tallest_fitting_cm": 90,
    "room_rule_diameter_cm": [
      50,
      63
    ]
  },
  "summary": "Hang the bottom of the shade 80 cm above the table, 155 cm from the floor: a 55 cm drop from the ceiling to the top of a 30 cm tall shade. Choose a shade 45–60 cm across.",
  "working": [
    "Ceiling 240 cm: no more than 244 cm, so no change.",
    "Bottom of the shade 80 cm above the table (range 75–90 cm), so 75 + 80 = 155 cm from the floor.",
    "Drop = 240 − 155 − 30 (fitting) = 55 cm.",
    "Diameter = 0.5–0.67 × 90 cm, no wider than 90 − 30 cm."
  ],
  "notes": [
    "Shops often list the overall drop, from the ceiling to the bottom of the shade."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Jim Lawrence, Lighting FAQ (half to two thirds of the table's width)",
      "url": "https://www.jim-lawrence.co.uk/faq-lighting",
      "checked": "2026-10-31"
    },
    {
      "label": "The Lighting Centre (NZ), How to size a pendant ((length + width in metres) ÷ 15 = diameter in metres)",
      "url": "https://thelightingcentre.co.nz/howtosizeapendant/",
      "checked": "2026-10-31"
    },
    {
      "label": "Mod Lighting (2 Jan 2025), How to find the right chandelier size",
      "url": "https://www.mod-lighting.com/blogs/read/how-to-find-the-right-chandelier-size-for-your-dining-room",
      "checked": "2026-10-31"
    }
  ],
  "page_url": "https://snuug.app/tools/pendant-light",
  "snuug": "Snuug is an iPhone app that rebuilds your room in 3D, to within about 3% of its real size, so you can redesign it and see what fits before you buy a thing. Not yet on the App Store (31 October 2026)."
}