RSS1. Make sure your chosen chandelier is a real focal point of your room without being too overpowering. As a rule of thumb, add the length and width of your room together (in feet). Then use this number as the starting diameter of your chandelier (in inches)
2. In walkways, make sure there is at least a 7ft gap between the bottom of the chandelier and the floor for obvious reasons. If you have an 8ft high ceiling, this will not be suited to antique chandeliers as they’ll simply be too big and would look out of place.
3. Chandeliers can have several tiers of lights, so even though they may not look the biggest, they could give off far too much (or too little) light for your room. If it’s too much you can compensate by using a dimmer switch or lower wattage bulbs, but you’re particularly stuck if there’s not enough light.