Marjoriest, not sure if this is late but I would suggest that you and your DH stand in that area - the pendant should hang one inch above the tallest ones head. You don't want to hit your head on the pendant each time you stand or bend over the island. I put mine over the dining table 24" inches below the ceiling - the 24" includes the pendant itself and the track. I am planning to do the same for my island. Here are links to my pendants when the lights are on and off: http://s767.photobucket.com/albums/xx311/Newyorking_ny/Kitchen/?action=view&current=256.jpg http://s767.photobucket.com/albums/xx311/Newyorking_ny/Kitchen/?action=view&current=269.jpg

I have been following your quest for a light. As I think my island will be about the same size. I'm not there yet in thinking, but, I am looking at 6" pendants, I thought 8 might be too big! KD is going to mock them up for me in some drawings, but we haven't gotten there yet! I am looking at Hubberton Forge lights, they are made in Vermont, we have a dining fixture from them...love it! They have several pendant styles to choose from.....with lots of different finishes and glass styles....take a look, see if anything is appealing! If/when I get info from my KD on sizing I'll share with you!

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!

Good stuff from Beverly above. If you're a visual person (like me) you can also try the balloon trick. Blow up some balloons to be the same size as the lights (as close as possible.) Or you could mock something up with cardboard which would work well since your lights are rectangular (and very cool by the way.) Then hang your mockups on strings from the ceiling. You can play with positioning and length of string to see what you think. Stand by them to check your sight lines when working at the counter, and check them from further away to see how they look. I did this when I replaced a light in my kitchen with a light that has 3 separate globes that can be hung at different heights. I moved my table under the mocked up "light", sat the kids down for dinner, and fiddled around with the strings until I was happy with the heights of the balloons compared to the table. Then I kept the mockup hung nearby for the electrician to follow as a guide.