Varying ceiling heights allow you to creatively play with the space.
Great room ceiling height.
36 inches 36 inches 72 inches.
Also for maximum air flow there should be at least 10 inches of air space between the blades and the ceiling.
Size a large room can swallow a small chandelier and unbalance the space.
One and a half story great rooms are more popular than taller ones.
For safety reasons a ceiling fan should always hang at least 7 above the floor.
Chandeliers in a foyer or great room.
A grand 10 or 12 foot entryway ceiling for example can pair with a more intimate nine foot ceiling in the living room.
In a foyer most chandeliers are installed at window level where you can see the chandelier from outside your home.
9 feet or 108 inches 72 inches 36 inches.
The length of your downrod depends on the height of your ceiling.
When installing a chandelier in a foyer or a great room the chandelier cannot be lower than 7 feet from the floor to the bottom of the chandelier.
While a 500 square foot great room would seem out of place with an eight foot ceiling it seems a 20 foot ceiling also feels too expansive.
Subtract that number from your ceiling height to get your maximum chandelier height.