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Pendant Size Over Island

4 years ago

Our island is 102 in by 52 in. In a 13 ft by 11 ft room, 9 ft ceilings and great room adjacent. We are considering 2 - Thomas O’Brien Gale Large / 15.5 inch glass pendants (24 inch tall). Is that enough? Or should we go for the XL/17.5? Thanks in advance.

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Lights Online
4 years ago
It sounds like those pendants will work well for your island. You are welcome to check out our pendant light sizing and hanging advice, though!
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Elements of Design
4 years ago
Hi 1968MV,

We do not think that the 15.5 inch glass pendants would be wide enough to cover the space of the island. There would be a wide gap in between as well as gap issues on the edges, depending on how close to the edge you place the pendants. You can certainly use a wider diameter-sized pendant to minimize the gap in between and on the edges but the gap would still be somewhat noticeable from afar.

Alternatively, you can try using some smaller diameter-sized pendants and cluster them closer together and have 3 pendant lights over the island, instead of 2.

We have these smaller diameter-sized pendants that could work better in this layout:

Lady Di Pendant Collection

Hooray Henry Pendant Collection

Hooray Harriet Pendant Collection

Or, if you'd like to invest in a custom light fixture, we recommend these from our sister brand Luxe Light and Home:

Ducello

Sorbonne

Golightly

The above three Luxe fixtures can be clustered together into a single canopy that spans the kitchen island so you won't have to worry about how much spacing you'd need to figure out.

These Luxe fixtures are sold exclusively through the Kravet showrooms so we highly encourage you to visit one near you so you can see the quality and workmanship yourself.

Our other sister brand Thomas Cooper Studio has these custom light fixtures that can be made into a single canopy and it may work for this layout as well:

Ovovo

Mon Coeur

We hope this information will help you make a more informed decision on your home needs.

Very Best,

Tai Truong

Elements of Design

3400 Medford Street

Los Angeles, CA 90063

tai@lusivedecor.com

www.elementsofdesign.com
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