Whether it finds its place in your room, above the kitchen island or the dining table, a suspension will not be fixed at the same height. Follow our advice for a successful installation.
Before having to install your new lighting, you have never asked yourself the question but you now want to know To what height hang your suspension. Know that it would already be ideally to adapt the diameter of your suspension The size of the room in which it will be, for a harmonious visual balance. Indeed, you would not want, for example, a luster far too large for your small living room, or on the contrary of a XS format luminaire in a double stay. You certainly already have an approximate idea of the size of your suspension, but here are some data that can guide you:
- For a small room (less than 10 m2): a suspension with a diameter of 40 cm maximum
- For a medium -sized room (between 10 and 15 m2): a suspension with a diameter of 45 cm maximum
- For a large room (more than 15 m2): a suspension with a diameter of 50 cm minimum this time
Now that you have chosen the luminaire with the right diameter, you can worry about the height to fix it.
Keep in mind that in general, a suspension is placed so that it obviously does not interfere with traffic. We will make sure that it is installed at a minimum height of 2 meters above the groundfor a ceiling height of at least 2.5 meters. For lower ceilings, it will then be recommended to opt for a ceiling lamp, for better daily comfort.
Above a dining table
To light the dining area optimally, the installation of your suspension will of course be different. In this specific case, the height can be lowered up to 1.60 meters from the groundtaking care to leave a space between 65 and 100 cm Between the table and the lower part of the suspension. But you will also have to take into account the size of your table: the more important it will be, the more the suspension must be noted to correctly illuminate the whole table. If that is not enough, then you will have to install Several online suspensions to leave no one in the shadows.
Above a central kitchen island
Your kitchen island will also require specific lighting so that you can perform all the daily tasks (prepare to eat, do the dishes if the island is equipped with a sink, etc.) in the best conditions. It is therefore recommended to place the suspension at a distance of 80 cm From the central island, but if you also use it as a dining area in the kitchen, you can enhance it slightly for less powerful and less targeted lighting. An intensity variator can also make your life easier in this specific case.
In a room
Another place that requires special attention: the room, the first characteristic of which is to offer you a cocoon place where you can recharge your batteries. No question therefore that the suspension lights up too aggressively.
- If it takes care ofSenior room lightingwe will place her at 2 meters from the ground About, and we will once again think of the solution of the intensity dimmer to establish the desired atmosphere depending on the time of the day.
- If you want to install a suspension on each side of the bedas auxiliary lights, they will then have to approach the 1.20 m from the ground.
