Great suggestions and inspiration for me. Feel free to chime in on my dilemma, 10‘3“ long island, new house, three pendant rough-ins, 32-inch centers. Initially I thought I should move the rough-ins to 34 to 36, but the more I think and obsess about pendant size and spacing, 32 may be OK. I Found a 16” x 19.75” height, round pendant I ordered it and we’ll see what it looks like in the space since I’ve tried the paper plates and balloons and I still have a hard time visualizing. Here is what I’m considering. Brandywine Collection 3-Light Farmhouse Sphere Pendant Light Silver Ridge.

Thank you all for your input! I drew it on paper and the lights look too close together using the 1/3 rule (28" from edge), and they look too far apart centering them on the sides of the sink (13.5" from edge). So, I've decided to split the difference and center them 21" from the ends. This gives 24" between the pendants in the center of the island, and 12" from the edge of the island to the pendant. Even with hubby being 6'5", I don't think he'll hit his head. I drew it out (side view and top view below). Please let me know if there are any fatal flaws in this plan! p.s., our ceilings are 9', so I can easily have the bottom of the pendants 36" from the top of the island - thanks for the tip Jan!

I'm liking where this is heading. There is always going to be some trade-offs in everything. You just have to decide which is better or worse. In your last one I'd switch the powder room so you have a toilet and sink along the same wall ie facing the opposite wall and put them along the left vertical wall in your drawing no matter what. Then I'd also add an access door from the laundry to it, but that is only because of how we live it would be useful for my family's usage in daily life - ie leaving/coming home with kids who have to go or forget to go before we leave or come in from the outside and need to go. I know you have easy access to front door from outside, but it would give me two dirty areas to clean daily. Now having the access from the front door side will be nice when in the main part of the house during the day or when having guests so they don't have to walk into the laundry for access. Seems like your arrangement is the best of both worlds if you can accomplish that. I'm not bothered by the fridge location. In our house even when there are 4 kids hanging around they wouldn't be in that area long enough to where it would be an issue with accessing the fridge. Not like anybody keeps the fridge open for very long. The only thing to consider is the traffic path into the house will be through the prep/cooking area. This is where you have to decide if it will bother you or not. With sometimes 4 kids hanging around my house that path is the shortest path so would be used and they wouldn't walk around the island. In my house I would consider it a potential accident waiting to happen. The worst I can think of is carrying a pot of pasta to drain and having someone collide with me. On the other hand this arrangement allows you to be much more social while cooking as you are able to partially face the family room and also face the dining table. If there was a way to rearrange and actually have the entry from the laundry be between the kitchen and family room that would keep the traffic out of the kitchen and also make access easier from all other parts of the house to the laundry as well. Meaning you don't have to take your laundry all the way through the kitchen to wash. It would be a closer walk to where the laundry comes from and needs to go in the end as well.

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