First of all, your kitchen sounds gorgeous! And I think we have exactly what you are looking for. You might want to try a couple of our 6 inch drum pendants in a nice white/grey combination. The colors would lend to the traditional white of your kitchen, while drawing out your countertop. You could also use the 6 inch drum pendant in a vibrant turquoise/navy combination. It would add a splash of color and it would also go well with your nautical theme. Best of luck to you! Here is a link that might be useful: Pendant Lighting

Well, the obvious answer is size. Minis are smaller, and generally have only one light source (one bulb). There is no "official size" where a mini becomes a full size pendant. What you select is really based on what you want for your kitchen. Of course, you will need more minis to project the same amount of light, so it will cost more to hang them (or take more work if you DIY). There are three primary considerations for pendants (or minis) over an island: light projected downward, light projected upward, and appearance. Pendants with opaque shades will only project light down, so you will need other light sources above the pendants (such as canisters). Mini pendants, even those with clear shades, will generally project less light in every direction. You want sufficient task lighting on your island, without shadows or glare. Pendants without lenses (open at the bottom) may glare, because if they hang at about eye level or just above, you have this bright bulb just a couple of feet from your eyes. This can be worse with smaller pendants because they use smaller, but extremely bright lights, like xenon. Some of these are like staring into a flash bulb. As you can likely tell, we went through all these considerations. What we ended up wanting for our island, which is smaller than yours (6 1/2 feet X 2 1/2 feet) were two full size pendants, with lenses, that would hold at least two bulbs each, and had clear shades. We ended up with Restoration Hardware Clemson units (from the outlet store, luckily): These are 14 inches across at the bottom, and take two normal bulbs each. They throw a lot of light downward, and around the room, which kept us from having to put as many canisters in the ceiling. And since I did all the installation work, that saved me time and money. Plus, we just like the looks of these big, bold pendants more than having three smaller ones. That's just personal preference, however.

Hello everyone!! I NEED HELP!!! I purchased 2 Duke Oversized Pendants (16 inch overall diameter) in 2020 on Pottery Barn site. They make my whole kitchen!! The glass on one of them broke and Pottery Barn site says No Longer available! Ive been in tears for weeks!!! Can anyone tell me where I can find one of these?? My email is ginamt2@yahoo.com. Thank you for any help you can give! Ive attached a pic of the pendant and one of my kitchen so you can see the beautiful lights above my island!

What a nice clean open space! I agree about no pendants by the hood, competition not needed there plus there's the keeping clean factor. I would consider a pendant for over the sink as mentioned plus consider adding bamboo shades for the windows that compliment your very cute bar stools and shelves to draw the eye through the kitchen more. Some more prominent decor color on the left side shelves would be a nice touch. Stuff on the counter is a lot, giving impression there's not enough storage space, but that's just me so do what makes you happy. Consider putting another shelf on the far right wall for all those cute plants, then slide most of that stuff down to the right to have counter more open on right side of sink.