I'd definitely want lights spread out over a 12 ft island. I think multiple pendants have been fashionable for many years, as I know I put them over my island in 2000. I've actually noticed recently a trend towards fewer larger pendants/fixtures. At the end of the day, it's really whatever you like. But, you do need more than one light fixture in that large a space. Lighting standards recommend MUCH more lighting in a kitchen than a living area, since a kitchen is a working space. I'd really look for at least two large pendants, and more likely three. If you only do two, I think they really need to be BIG -- 12" or more in diameter, for sure. If you go with 3, you could get away with smaller ones. I did three 8" diameter simple pendants over my 7 ft island . . . My ceilings are 10 ft, and the larger pendants look balanced with the space, whereas I think the smaller more common pendants would look a little silly with those huge ceilings. Assuming you have tall ceilings since they are sloped . . . and knowing you have a gigantic island, I'd lean toward either two large (14-18" diameter multi-bulb) fixtures or three medium sized (8-12 inch, with one or two high watt bulbs). That fixture linked above is only a bit over 4 ft wide, still leaving about 4 feet on each end, which seems a bit much to me to leave without an overhead light (since presumably each of the bulbs will just be 60 watt or equivalent). I'd want two fixtures, about 6 feet apart . . . or better yet, I'd really want three fixtures, each about 4 feet apart (i.e., end of island - 2 ft - light - 4 feet - light - 4 feet - light -2 feet -opposite end). That's what I'd do anyway.

We also have a two island kitchen and love it. We entertain frequently and all family get together's have been moved to our house since we built. It's nice to have an island that is dedicated to food prep and cooking, while the other island is dedicated to platters brought by guests, setting up a drink station, leaning on to talk to someone, walking around, etc. The kitchen is the heart of our home and we find that even when I'm not cooking, it's where people gravitate to. Even when we're not entertaining, I cook almost every meal from scratch, so we designed the kitchen with that in mind. The one comment I have on "tiring" of something is that I found after designing and building our home (which I thoroughly enjoyed and wanted to do again immediately after finishing) is that there are always "what ifs" or "we could have done it this way, or that way" or "next time"... It's not that I don't like our current design choices, it's just that my mind is always wondering. If I had to the opportunity, I may do it differently, I may not.. it would depend on how our life was structured at the time and the foreseeable future. I actually agree with Sophie (is the sky falling?!?) - design for how you really live. And if you like 2 islands, build 2 islands.

Wait for others, particularly pros, to chime in since you want a wide range of experience. I, however, wouldn't use that or any chandelier. I just think it's too small. A five-foot island over which you can only put a single light needs, I believe, to have something rectangular so it can spread out the light, so to speak. But that's me. I'll be interested in others' opinions.

I'm sure someone already mentioned size: Rule of thumb: chandelier should be ½ to ¾ the width of your table. So for a 60" round table, your chandelier is fine - minimum would be 30" in width to 45" width centered over the table.