Centering of Pendant Lights
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angie_diy
11 years agolynn
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Re-centering Pendant Lighting
Comments (6)You could fish a new run and put the new boxes where you want them. Then you either rip out the old cable or abandon it in place, and patch the old ceiling holes. A shortcut I've seen used in years past is to put covers on some of the boxes and paint them, and then put a track over the row of covers to more or less hide them. Maybe you could find pendants that fit a track? (I don't know for sure, as I don't do that kind of lighting.) Or you could just decide that having the lights a foot off center is something you'd get used to after a few weeks. That's what I'd probably do. ;-)...See MoreOff center DR pendant light - What to do?
Comments (26)Thank you all so much for your thoughts. I do need to keep the sideboard where it is. However, I forgot to mention that I will be painting it the same colour as the wall, and will be back painting the glass in the doors to hided the stuff inside. The room will look less cramped and busy. I tried moving the table to be centered under the light, and taking away the end chairs to do so. It looks quite crammed down at one end of the area when I do that. So I don't think I will do that. In reading your comments, I am reminded that I need to keep access to the current location (per my original electrician). So I will need to cover with an electrical plate, and not patch it to cover over. I think I will pay to have it moved in order to keep the simple, clean minimalist lines of the light fixture....See Morecentering pendant lights on a wide kitchen island.
Comments (2)Hi, the rule of thumb is to have the light source close towards the seating. We can help you with FREE DESIGN SERVICES on our custom made chandeliers to fit your needs. Here are some ideas to help you. Let us know how we can help. www.galileelighting.com | 305-807-8711...See MoreDesign Dilemma: 2 or 3 Pendant Lights Over Off Centered Island???
Comments (12)IMO the space is very crowded and not a good work space . I don't even think sinks need to be at windows since we spend so little time at sinks if we use out DWs properly and to place a sink to look out at the great room really makes no sense . If the stools are in use there is no way to access the stuff behing them all the walkways are too small . Are you an actual KD or just an ID Kitchen design begins with function and clients need to be guided by that function . Often clients need to be told when something they want will just not work.IMo first fix the function then worry about the pendants ....See Morehopee1983
11 years agoWe are building our house and our builder did the same and when I mentioned it to my hubby, he said it's better that way because if you have seating at the overhang you don't want people hitting their heads to the pendants (they may not actually hit their heads but just nice to have some room)
Our island is 6 feet long without the overhang and 5 feet wide .
Bunny
11 years agobabs711
11 years agoHad I not made sure mine were centered with the countertop/work surface, the electician would have no doubt centered them over the cabinets themselves. I think most people have overhang on one side only so that's fine in most cases. But we, like yourself, had overhang on the side opposite the range but also on one of the long sides of the island which made the long side asymmetrical. I wanted to make sure my pendants were centered over the island's countertop. Otherwise the lights would be shifted to one side. No one will hit their head on them. That shouldn't even be a concern. Here is ours. See how different it would look if the lights were not over the overhang on the right?
{{!gwi}}
If this is how you want them, you should have them move the lights. It's not that big of a deal to do so. Our electrician didn't center four lights properly in the house which we realized last minute. They fixed it AND the ceiling around it within a day. I would have never known the difference if I wasn't to particular and hadn't already noticed!angie_diy
11 years agonineteenoeight
11 years agolynn
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11 years agohopee1983
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