Johnliu, point well made. However, when you have a small kitchen, the neat/tidy pot rack utilizes space that would otherwise be vacant. And it can look pretty darn good doing it too. It is just a very utilitarian accessory for a busy cook with limited storage space. LIDS are always an issue. I have several decorative metal plate racks which hold 4 plates each. Purchased from Mobile Fixture here in Alabama, and they are a restaurant and kitchen supply store. I was able to put some of my flatter lids into the plate slots, and now finding the right size lid for the job is not such a noisy problem. Here's my current pot rack and IKEA utinsel bar. I admit this is overkill and sloppy, but we are nibbling away at a kitchen redo, and everything has to be somewhere. And here is the current state of affairs in the back porch which will one day become part of the kitchen redo. Note on top of the left M/Wave where the orange enameled pan is, those are lids and racks in a wire plate rack, forget where that one came from. And then here is the regular metal plate rack used as a lid rack for the time being. When I redo the kitchen, a built-in table with a countertop will be installed adjacent to the range. IKEA makes the one I will buy if I cannot use the s/s topped piece you see under my current pot rack. I already threw out the old range, and we're now cooking on this Waring Pro 2-burner hotplate. It works for us. But you should see how my hubby's friends shake their heads when they learn I threw out the stove!!!

Connie Since you have perimeter cabinets are encasing your stainless steel appliances - then I would go with stainless steel hardware. It sounds like you are drawing attention to the black island as a focal point. For the dramatic effect you could use cooper hardware. Here are a few example pictures displaying what it might look like. I would try to incorporate the cooper color with objects in your kitchen. It could be something as simple as a cooper tea kettle on top of your stove or cooper salt and pepper shakers. cooper pendant lighting with white cabinets VILLAGE DUPLEX cooper pendant lighting with white cabinets [yorkshire construction and maintenance[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/yorkshire-construction-and-maintenance-modern-kitchen-phvw-vp~809257)

The rule of thumb is to place pendant lights @30-36" apart center to center. depending on the scale and proportion of the island. It would also depend on the size of the pendants. It is not clear where and if there is seating but at first glance, I would not put one over the sink. Is it too late to add any recessed lights?

IMO the space is very crowded and not a good work space . I don't even think sinks need to be at windows since we spend so little time at sinks if we use out DWs properly and to place a sink to look out at the great room really makes no sense . If the stools are in use there is no way to access the stuff behing them all the walkways are too small . Are you an actual KD or just an ID Kitchen design begins with function and clients need to be guided by that function . Often clients need to be told when something they want will just not work.IMo first fix the function then worry about the pendants .