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Comments (38)Sorry I'm a little late to the party, but I think I have a similar room in my home. Mine is smaller and has a taller ceiling, but some pics may help your decisions Our room is 28' x 18'. We have separated it into two seating areas. One is an area where we can gather around our TV. The other is used as an eating area (adjacent to kitchen) or a game table. The TV seating area is anchored by an area rug; the other are is not. We have a chandelier over each area, although the chandelier is not directly centered over either area. This was a concern, but was wasted calories as it looks fine. We do have higher ceilings, although the spring point for our barrel vault is at the same height as your ceiling. There was an earlier comment that 10' is not high enough for such a large room, but I don't think that is necessarily true. I pushed for a 15' ceiling height in this room, but now think 13.5 would be better. Some nice beams might look nice on your ceiling. We do not have any cans in the room. I don't like cans and the round ceiling wasn't conducive to cans. The chandeliers are plenty of light, however each one has 8x40 watt bulbs. Your chandeliers or cans should be on dimmers for flexibility. We have two sconces over the fireplace and two lamps behind the TV area. We don't have a ton of natural light, but that is due to the shape, height and orientation of the house. Your site may differ. Our room is large in square footage (though not nearly as large as yours), but feels very cozy. The furniture layout can make a cavernous room feel warm. Anyway, here are some pics to see what I'm talking about. Hopefully this helps you. From Family Room From Family Room From Family Room From Family Room From Family Room...See MoreReno. Is. Done. Kitchen reveal at long last!
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@ Debbie Washburn-9' ceilings. I don't have photos only drawings as the house has not been built yet. I have to give the contractor some idea of how many and where I would like the pendants hung. Of course...how would I possibly know? Well, I'm hoping that you wonderful houzzers can help me. Devils in the details....
Here is a drawing of my kitchen layout. I'm hoping to have sconces over the bank of windows...and some spot lights here and there. The lighting over the island needs to be functional for cooking..not just ambient (although a dimmer would kill 2 birds with one stone).
Thinking about the sconces is a whole other posting. 2 or 3?
PRO7 years agoDo TWO pendants. That is ALL you need on 90 inches in that size, Below are tow at that width on a 96 inch long island, with a sink at center.. You want to make certain whatever they are , that you have ceiling height to allow 36 inches from the bottom of thr pendant, to the island top, or....... 72 inches to the floor : )
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PRO7 years agoI am surprised they are pushing you for this decision so early... you usually have to have it figured out by the time they are finalizing the electrical work...
Always do dimmers in a large room like this - you will love the control...
With the higher ceilings, you have many options... do a google search " extra large islands int he kitchen " - you will see great inspiration...here are some...
hiccup4 thanked Debbi Washburn
PRO7 years agoYou cannot define location until you are at rough framing and the electricians are locating junction boxes, however, either 2 large pendants or one long island light would be best. Don't know what your styling is? However, you need to think this through, because with one long fixture, you only need one junction box in center of the island. I would put a recessed light on each end of the island and a single fixture wide and narrow in the middle section. That way you would have good sink and counter light while at the same time having good ambient and decorative look. Your cooktop is offset to the island so the main thing is creating nice look over island.
Here is an interesting fixture that is 44" wide and has 8-10 lights. It would look impressive and at the same time provide a good bit of lighting. In addition, with a recessed light about 12" in from the ends of the island and a dimmer switch on the island light, you would have a lot of control too. Make sure to do a really good job of looking over the electrical plan. Make the switches separate for island light, overhead recessed lighting, separate for over sinks and island recessed and separate for under cabinet lighting. Lighting is very important and quite often not examined well enough. Doing it at this stage is a lot less expensive and messy than after sheetrock goes up.
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