36 inches 36 inches 72 inches.
Great room ceiling height.
The length of your downrod depends on the height of your ceiling.
One and a half story great rooms are more popular than taller ones.
A grand 10 or 12 foot entryway ceiling for example can pair with a more intimate nine foot ceiling in the living room.
For safety reasons a ceiling fan should always hang at least 7 above the floor.
The rules for hanging a chandelier include choosing the size style height location and how it operates.
Also for maximum air flow there should be at least 10 inches of air space between the blades and the ceiling.
9 feet or 108 inches 72 inches 36 inches.
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.
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.
Subtract that number from your ceiling height to get your maximum chandelier height.
With a 3 foot tall table 36 inches add another 36 inches to account for the gap between the table and the chandelier base.
Chandeliers in a foyer or great room.
Intermediate ceiling heights of around 16 feet are more popular.