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# Choosing lamps

> How high to hang, which shade size, 2700K or 3000K, low ceilings.

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How high to hang, which shade size, 2700K or 3000K, low ceilings.

- [![A wide, rounded woven rattan pendant seen from below, its inside glowing gold against a black background](/_astro/lamp-pendant-rattan.KIx2EtEU_1vbPd2.jpg)Start here · 10 min read · Đặng Thu HàPendants for the living and dining room: three numbers to knowHow far above the table, how wide compared with the table, how much light, and an open or closed shade. With a lookup table by table size and ceiling height.](/en/journal/choosing-pendant-lights-living-dining)

- [18 Aug 2026**2700K or 3000K: choosing warm light for a bedroom**2700K is the yellowish white of an old incandescent bulb, 3000K a warm white with less yellow. Which room suits which, what the box says, and why we use 2700K.Choosing lamps · 5 min](/en/journal/2700k-vs-3000k-bedroom)
- [24 Mar 2026**A 2.6 m ceiling can take a pendant, if it hangs in the right place**Over a table, yes; over a walkway, no. Working out cable length for 2.6 and 2.7 m ceilings, and choosing a flat shade or a tall one.Choosing lamps · 6 min](/en/journal/pendant-lights-low-ceiling)
- [17 Mar 2026**How high above the table, and how many pendants for a long one**About 70 to 80 cm from tabletop to the bottom of the shade. One or two pendants over a 1.6 m table, spacing, and what to do when the ceiling outlet is off-centre.Choosing lamps · 6 min](/en/journal/pendant-height-over-dining-table)