Large rattan pendant light: how to choose it and install it

Allow 60 cm in diameter for a table seating four to six, 90 to 100 cm over a large tabletop, and a low point 75 or 85 cm above the table. Under a low ceiling, reduce the height of the shade, not the diameter.

What size of rattan pendant should you choose?

Measure the tabletop before you look at the models. A diameter close to a third of the table width lights without overpowering: 40 to 50 cm over a 120 cm table, 60 to 70 cm over 180 cm, 90 cm and more beyond 220 cm. The ceiling height then decides between the formats.

The diameter is decided at the same time as the furniture. A living room renovation carried out in that order, table then light, saves you drilling the ceiling again six months later.

60 cm rattan pendant: the size that fits almost anywhere

Sixty centimetres covers a table of 140 to 190 cm without hiding the faces opposite. The weave spreads a warm, low light, very soft at dusk. Before you commit, go back over the measurements for a large pendant, shade height included.

100 cm rattan pendant: large tables and open volumes

Beyond a 220 cm table, or in a living room open to the kitchen, a large-diameter pendant becomes the landmark of the room. A 100 cm shade calls for 2.40 m of ceiling height and a short cable. Two light points are often better than one very wide one.

Comparing actual diameters avoids the mistake of a fixture that is too small. The large pendant range brings together 764 references as of 28 September 2026, from the tight dome to the wide shade: enough to judge a scale from a photo of a table.

• Weight: a wide shade stays light, but the fixing must hold the load stated by the manufacturer.
• Cable: keep 1 m in reserve to adjust after the furniture is in place.
• Bulb: E27 cap, G9 cap or integrated LED module depending on the model.

In a loft, a 120 cm shade can hang alone above a coffee table. A XXL rattan pendant in a loft is chosen above all for the shadow it draws on the ceiling.

Rattan is woven into a tight dome as well as a wide open shade, and the difference is obvious once it is switched on. The rattan pendant selection shows both scales side by side.

How do you set the height of a pendant above a table?

Hang the lowest point of the shade between 75 and 85 cm above the tabletop. Under a 2.40 m ceiling, aim for 70 cm. Above a kitchen island, raise it to 90 cm to keep the view of the room and of your guests.

• Low point: 75 to 85 cm above the tabletop, 70 cm if the ceiling drops below 2.40 m.
• Shade height: a dome 40 cm tall uses 40 cm of cable, to be taken off the calculation.
• Adjustment margin: 30 cm of cable in reserve lets you adjust once the table is in place.
• Line of sight: the low point passes below the eyes of seated guests, otherwise the light dazzles.

And under a 5 m ceiling?

Under a very high ceiling, the standard cable is no longer enough and a small diameter floats in the middle of the void. A pendant under a 5 m ceiling is installed in two or three staggered points rather than one, each with its own adjustment.

Do you need a height-adjustable pendant?

Yes, as soon as the furniture is not yet in place. An adjustable height saves you cutting the cable and leaves the door open to a move or a change of table.

Between installation height and style, there is one variable that gets forgotten: the colour of the light. A pendant light in warm white warms the natural weave, whereas a cool white hardens it.

Two diameters appeal to you and you cannot decide? Describe the room and the table to us, our team will reply and help you ask for advice before ordering.

Which rattan pendant for a low ceiling?

Reduce the shade height, never the diameter. A fixture 25 to 30 cm tall, with a short cable, lets glances and conversations pass. Below 2.30 m, a model fixed to the ceiling often plays the part better than a pendant that ends up getting in the way.

• Shade: 30 cm tall maximum, 25 cm if the room is a thoroughfare.
• Low point: 70 cm above the tabletop, never less.
• Mounting: short cable at minimum, direct ceiling fixing below 2.30 m.
• Bulb: a flat LED module replaces a globe bulb and gives back 5 cm of height.

What shade height should you plan for below 2.30 m?

Aim for 30 cm total height at most. At 2.30 m, a 30 cm shade leaves 70 cm above the tabletop, the acceptable limit for dining without ducking. Beyond 45 cm tall, the room shrinks visually, even with a beautiful weave.

Ceiling light or short pendant when height is lacking?

A ceiling light recovers all the lost height. A rattan ceiling light lights just as well, draws the same shadows and passes above a table without getting in anyone's way.

There remains the question of how it looks once installed at home. The Designix customer reviews are public and worth reading before choosing a large format: a diameter seen in a photo says nothing about the light it gives in the evening.

Which rattan pendant for a living room or a bedroom?

Above a coffee table, allow 100 to 110 cm between the floor and the low point, and 60 cm in diameter is enough. In a bedroom, 40 to 50 cm with a dimmable intensity is better than a large shade, because the light is turned down in the evening.

Rattan or wicker: which material for a large pendant?

Rattan holds up better at large sizes, wicker gives a more rustic weave, bamboo lightens the volumes. How it looks when lit settles the matter more surely than the spec sheet.

These three fibres age and patinate over time. An interior designed around natural materials accepts a wicker light more easily than a very contemporary decor.

Which diameter for a bedroom, a living room, a dining room?

• Bedroom: 40 to 50 cm, dimmable intensity, low point 2 m from the floor.
• Living room: 60 cm above a coffee table, 100 to 110 cm from the floor to the low point.
• Dining room: a third of the tabletop width, so 60 to 70 cm over a 180 cm table.

In a living room, the available height matters more than the trend. Our living room pendant selection brings together the diameters that pass above a coffee table without overpowering the seating.

From a survey of 241 large pendants in our catalogue as of 28 September 2026, 89% carry the Living room tag and 80% the Dining room tag, against 60% for the Bedroom. The large format therefore lives first of all in rooms for entertaining.

For these rooms, it is the tabletop width that decides. The dining room pendant is chosen on that criterion, before colour and finish.

The tone of the weave, light, honey or black, then decides the mood. A trendy living room pendant often plays on a textile cable and a tight weave, more understated than raw rattan.