Thank you...........very educational..........

Love, love, love chandeliers when they are used tastefully. Have used them in conjunction with coastal/country style home, timber floors and dados, huge recycled timber table to seat twelve (casual form or bench seats) with two crystal chandeliers above. What is not timber, is painted off white. The living room is again timber and off white, with white leather furniture, open fire place and a huge central crystal chandelier.......but certainly not formal.

Hi Violet, How exciting new projects are always stressful but soooo rewarding in the end! A cluster of pendants sounds brilliant :) they are certainly on trend at the moment and give clients the ability to put a cluster together they love! Also helps when you're a bit indecisive. You can certainly fit a cluster in this space, the drama is in the staggered ceiling heights, not just the width and spacing of the pendants themselves. These are some options on how you can space your pendants, there are no strict rules or dimension requirements when designing and placing your pendants. You are free to explore your creativity with this! So do not take the above as mandatory just a general idea. Some options you can do are: https://www.golights.com.au/sandra-lidner-selene-pendant-light-in-clear https://www.golights.com.au/pendant-light-tom-dixon-etch-shade-e27-32cm https://www.golights.com.au/foscarini-urquiola-and-gerotto-caboche-pendant-light-in-clear https://www.golights.com.au/pendant-light-tom-dixon-etch-shade-e27-47cm  https://www.golights.com.au/pendant-light-stainless-steel-tom-dixon-etch-web-e27-65cm You can also do a range of pendants from the same family, but in different shapes for example the George Nelson Bubble Series: https://www.golights.com.au/george-nelson-bubble-lamp-ball-pendant-light-white-50cm-criss-cross https://www.golights.com.au/george-nelson-bubble-lamp-apple-50cm Of course the design depends on what is filling that void for example the shape and path of your staircase! Once you have some drawings or a photo feel free to send them over if you still need some more help! Good Luck with your build and search for the perfect pendants! You can always call us on 1300 798 220 for more help!

if your electrician is thinking about what they are familiar with and rules for standard chandeliers say that they need to be high enough to walk under they may need to consider rules for other type of electrical fitting: sometimes the rules are very specific to the standard understanding and don't allow for your unusual variations that may need one off rules from the authorities so, when asking about your extra long light fitting, don't call it a chandelier or people who are not familiar with your variation will base their response on what they already know... and the manufacturer of your light fitting probably intended it to be used in a stairwell but they should be able to provide instructions for proper installation in your specific situation