I removed a hanging fixture once, that required a centering of a table. Not worth the inflexibility. You may have really desired your fancy fixture but canister lights with dimmer will give you atmosphere and allow flexibility in the slightly restricted space for yourselves and future occupants with regard to what type of table, it's positioning,etc. Otherwise, hang the fancy fixture high, or get a different one: "close to ceiling" style.....and push the position as far away from island as possible. Trac light in a snake configuration might be better as well.....[sometimes they seem a little 1990's-but maybe newer styles are avail.]

I would center your kitchen table to the area and then move the light fixture over the center of the table.

Our last house was like this, so in our current home I opted for several recessed lights over the area instead. It gives me the flexibility of moving the table around without it looking uncentered to a light fixture.

Are you having seating at the island because if you are, you don't have enough room between both seating areas. You definitely have enough room if there is no seating at the island and I would center the table in the space between island and wall.

Hi everyone. There is no seating at the island. The issue really is that the doors make the placement of the light fixture seem more off center than it really is. Hard to show that in my photos bc I can’t get the whole room in one picture. If there were no doors there, I don’t think people would notice. I put the table centered under current placement of light fixture and put chairs around it. On the left it’s about 40-41 inches away from the island and it seems a little tight. I guess I also have to center the table in front of the doors, and then see how close it is to the island. If it’s too close I may have to change to high hats or a high fixture as someone suggested. I have 3 teenagers so my kitchen is always busy. I edited my post here. **its not so much the space for the chairs, its the ability to walk behind the chairs on the island side of the table***

Are you using a round table or a rectangular/square? I think you could get away with a round table better IF it is big enough.

erinsean We are using a rectangle. Unfortunately a round doesn't really look right in this space.

I don't see a problem with 40-41 inches between the table and the island. I just measured the distance between my 2 island chairs and the wall. Mine is 40 inches and no way does the chair come near hitting the wall sitting down or getting up. That should be plenty of room for your son to sit down and get up without hitting the island. It is not like anyone has to have room to walk behind him. You can get away with a little less space for a kitchen table. Now for a dining room table I like to have 48 inches so people can sit and still have room to walk comfortably around the person sitting. I would grab the kitchen table and chairs to test out the space before you start moving the light.

functionthenlook -- Yes I will put the table under then "true" center then check the space. I actually have 3 teenagers. My kitchen is always busy....so I will have people most likely walking behind people sitting at the table. That's my concern -- not space for chairs but walking space

HI everyone -- I should clarify my concern. I didn't word it 100 pct correctly the first time. From island edge to to table edge will be about 41 inches. Yes that is enough space for a chair to pull out...my concern is walking space behind the chairs. We are a family of 5 with 3 teenagers. My kitchen is always busy...so concerned the walking space on the left side of table closest to island will be tight.

If you can still do it, recessed lighting is really nice for this issue. In our old homes my husband was always adjusting the table to be just right under the fixture so it was centered (any misalignment bothered him). Our electrician suggested recessed LEDs (on dimmers) for our new house instead of a central fixture and while it took me a bit of time to wrap my head around it I am really pleased we went that route. Gives a lot more flexibility and for more ambient lighting one can add arc lamps, a lamp on a sideboard, even candles.

One added bonus is if we need to move table out of way for some reason (ie to move furniture through room or something) no one risks bonking their head on a fixture!

The electrician did say he finds a lot of people don’t go for it though as they really like idea of having a hanging fixture to make a statement.

Thank you everyone for your help and suggestions!