10 Foot Island - 2 or 3 Pendants?
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6 1/2 or 7 ft. long island. 2 or 3 pendants?
Comments (18)I had this exact same issue when I started designing my kitchen a few months back. My island will also be 6.5' long, and I ended up drawing the setup in autocad with the dimensions I was interested in. I ended up settling on the configuration in the image I attached. The island is 6.5 long, and the pendants are 14" in width. I think ultimately there's no right answer in a vacuum, depends on the other elements in your kitchen. Our island sits prominently in the middle of the kitchen and is the focal point when you first walk in. Our cabinets are also very simple, done purposefully so we could go a bit more extravagant on the finishing details including islanding lighting, hardware, and faucets. We played around with lights bigger than these and it didn't look right. We also played around with 2 light setups and it felt off to me. Good luck with what you choose!...See More3x4 island - 2 pendants - 8'' ceiling - pendants' size Q?
Comments (2)Thank you Beverly! Yes, and all the ones I like are larger... Have to start my search again....See More3 15" pendants over 8' x 4' island and 10' ceiling
Comments (14)Thank you so much! They are by Maxim, and they are called Hi-Bay pendants in the satin nickel finish. They’re 14” in diameter. We have been so happy with them!...See MoreNeed basic help with 2 pendants over 9 foot island
Comments (5)Wow....Ok.....I read a confusing article on how to calculate this just now.....there are a bunch of rules and it can depend on the size of the room and the height of the ceiling. But the rule that made the most sense to me is that you want the 6 inches of space around the perimeter of the island to be free of lighting so that someone sitting down or leaning over the island wouldn't bump their head on a fixture. So taking into account the width of your island which is the smallest measurement, is 40". Then subtract 12" from that and that leaves you a maximum width of 28". That's a BIG pendant IMO. Also if you are using two fixtures, according to the "rules" (I would call them guidelines and you should feel free to break the "rules", you should have the same amount of space between the pendants as they are wide. So, if you find a 20" pendant then you should have 20" between the two as well. In that case considering your length, your pendants would hang covering 60 inches of island from the middle. That means you'd have 24" free at either end of the island. I see that one you are showing on the Kichler site (the Everly is the one I think) and I see one that is 19.75" and one that is 15.5". I've read others on here saying they found balloons approximately the size of the light fixture and hung them from the ceiling to approximate the size and look. It might be worth a try. Or worst case scenario, order one of each size and see which one appeals the most (assuming they have a good return policy). I do like the fixture you've chosen, it looks very nice....See Morekateskouros
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