In a large kitchen, you can do pendants and an island hood, but you've got to avoid the "spaceship invasion from Mars" look of all the stuff dangling from the ceiling looking for a place to land. More than about 3 pendants (including the hood) in a single space starts to look busy, unless they are something like just an odd number above a distinct seating area like a adjacent but separate breakfast bar. For your size sub-continent, it could possibly work and not be too busy. However, the minimal approach is always the safest. You don't want too many focal points. Your eyes will bleed trying to take it all in. (Can you even reach to clean such an island?) If you aren't using a visual planning aid like some design software, then mock it up with cardboard boxes for the island and balloons hung from above to mimic the size of your island hood and any pendants you might be considering. A combination of recessed spots and floods can make sure your island is well lit without pendants if the addition of a pendant or two is too overwhelming. Get your lighting designer involved. If you don't have one, go to any relatively expensive lighting store in town and ask for their most experienced staff designer and buy at least a couple of lights from them to justify the time they spend with you even if the lights aren't for your kitchen area.

First you must consider height as well as width, you dont have cathedral ceilings, that fixture looks about 24 inches long, which means with out any chain it would hang at an 8 foot level. Second, fabric shades and kitchen sinks don't mix, trust me when I say water splashes in all directions! plus steam from hot water can all mark the shades. your kitchen is small so I would not close it in with solid state drum shades. I would do 2 larger scale glass pendents. Use the drum shade in the breakfast nook.

Thank you, but I don't consider it a poor design. It's what I wanted and what will fit in the space allowed. What you all don't realize is that it is an L shaped in-law apartment above a garage in my daughter's house. I have no need for a stove, I don't cook much. Portable devices are fine for me and if I want to do anythinig else I can just run downstairs to my daughter's kitchen. I would only put 2 seats there anyway, and if that's not comfortable, I only NEED one for ME. And yes, that is not the question. I just want to know if the lights I picked are too big. I've seen plenty of pictures on this website with large pendants over small spaces. So, general concensus.. yes 3 lights will look fine or no they are too big... simple, no? And the 3 holes/connections have all ready been put in the ceiling for the lights. It's a plaster ceiling so I will be sticking with 3 lights. I'll just pick something out that is smaller in width & length.

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