Well, right now it's a theoretical kitchen, as it is down to sheetrock, and precious little of that. Some selections I've made - Adel Birch cabinets from Ikea Backsplash will be cream glass subway tile, with a black glass rhomboid tile feature above the cooktop. Countertops will be granite, more exotic, with inky black running through it I hope! There will be a baking center with cherry butcher block and black, open shelves above. The woodwork on the island columns will be painted black or darkest brown. Sink is a stainless apron front from Lavello. Appliances are stainless as well. Floors are wood - will be scraped and stained very dark. Our house is a 1920's cottage style, circa 2000, LOL. I'm trying to go more contemporary without getting away from the overall feel of the house. The kitchen is open to the living room and breakfast area, and also overlooks a wall of windows to the pool. I'm keeping the colors of the kitchen, breakfast, living and patio in black, brown, and naturals down to cream. I hope this gives a good description. Thanks for taking the time to look for me!

I'm not going to get into the conversation over height of pendant lights, but I will add that you should definitely mix metals. It's what gives kitchens visual interest, makes them look custom/new/modern, and keeps them from looking like builder grade. And that would be especially important to you because your kitchen is so white and could lean to the boring side if you're not careful. So in other words ... do not match your pendant lights to your faucet finish.

Wait for others, particularly pros, to chime in since you want a wide range of experience. I, however, wouldn't use that or any chandelier. I just think it's too small. A five-foot island over which you can only put a single light needs, I believe, to have something rectangular so it can spread out the light, so to speak. But that's me. I'll be interested in others' opinions.

So it’s not really country style. It’s more french and not rustic. I am having a custom kitchen made with these corbels and these end posts on the island, i also order a la corneu stove which I am IN LOVE WITH. My ceilings are 9ft. I looked into that photo of the island with three of the lanterns and those are the larger size from the size I posted. This is what threw me off to thinking maybe the ones I chose were too small, since in that photo they used the larger ones and three of them..... eeek. But I think that island in the photo looks way longer then 5ft. I hope the smaller ones I purchased will work.