Do island lights have to be centered over the island?
We just widened and lengthened our kitchen island. We are replacing the lighting with 2 fixtures that have three pendants each. Since the other island was much smaller it only had one fixture that was centered on the island. Now it's wider, so when we replaced the one fixture, it is not centered over the island. We haven't hung the second fixture because we just don't know if the lights absolutely have to be centered over the island. It's centered in the kitchen, just not over the island. We don't want to install the second one in case we have to move the first. Must they be centered? We also have 6 barstools with backs coming, and I kind of feel that will balance things, but I am not a designer. Would love some opinions!
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Comments (22)I agree with Beth and M.E. Light the island with 1 larger or 3 smaller clear or light toned pendants with a metal finish of your choice to match your theme or hardware, or hood, etc. Center it to the island, so that you can illuminate that work/visiting space. It looks like you can pull off 3, because your island looks larger. I am doing the same thing in my farmhouse kitchen right now. I have a very small island though, so will do only one medium sized pendant, and I have no real focal point in the kitchen, so I am going matte black with it, grey cabinets, white quartz countertops, and antique brass hardware. Good luck!...See MoreKimberly Moore
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4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoYes, I would do something about it, what you can also do is to choose light pendants which you can spread over a long canopy like in the picture
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