Well...these all are some nice pendants. But the issue not what's a nice pendant, the issue is lighting design: what needs to be illuminated and how best? Let's revisit the subject of lighting: there's three types of lighting and each is very good for what it does: 1) ambient (overall lighting in a space); 2) task lighting (lighting of very specific and often used working areas), and 3) feature lighting ( designed more to be seen and give a welcoming warm glow than to illuminate anything specific). Well designed spaces generally need all three types of lighting--not just one! For example, in vinmarks photo above, with a great many pendants which only illuminate downwards in a rather narrow beam (look at the opaque metal tops to all the fixtures), the space has lots of "down" light, but the only ambient lighting appears to be that which bounces up off the floor and illuminates things from the bottom! Thus, there's lots of "task" lighting (if the pendants are located over work areas); a minor amount of ambient lighting; and zero feature lighting. Lighting is a highly creative endeavor and takes creativity and experience. There is no "one size fits all" solution! Good luck on your project.

Hello everyone!! I NEED HELP!!! I purchased 2 Duke Oversized Pendants (16 inch overall diameter) in 2020 on Pottery Barn site. They make my whole kitchen!! The glass on one of them broke and Pottery Barn site says No Longer available! Ive been in tears for weeks!!! Can anyone tell me where I can find one of these?? My email is ginamt2@yahoo.com. Thank you for any help you can give! Ive attached a pic of the pendant and one of my kitchen so you can see the beautiful lights above my island!

@Mrs Pete, I'm curious... If I was to do an all white kitchen, wouldn't it still hold true that all the color is at the bottom (the flooring).? How would you balance it out in that case, or would it even need balancing? I decided to go with a two toned kitchen because my kitchen gets very little sunlight (many many mature trees in the neighborhood). With my dark flooring and 90's orange oak, I'm in a sea of wood. I picked white uppers to brighten the room and the stained bottom cabinets for their durability and easier maintenance. (My cabinets are already ordered so I'm not sure I could make that change this late but I'd still like to learn.)

I too have spent an enormous amount of time looking at lighting and it feels like I’ve just reached a whole new level of adulting 😆. I love your Kichler light and it pairs so nicely with the dining room fixture! After your first comment on this thread I looked into getting that Kichler light for our kitchen but the brass one only comes with clear glass. Bummer! Anyways, I’m so thankful for both of your help! After spending so much time trying to figure it out on my own I was starting to forget what kind of lighting I was wanting in the first place 😅. I think the Hinkley one will be perfect for our kitchen!