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Are 9 inch pendants too small for a 10 foot island?

2 years ago

last modified: 2 years ago

We dont have a house yet...we're just planning one.

Set up and layout of our open plan kitchen/family room: We plan to have a 10 x 4 foot island, that 36 inches tall. The kitchen and family room will be in a 36 x 15 foot rectangular space. The space has a shed roof, so ceiling height runs from 15 feet to 9 feet. The lights will be positioned nearer the lower end of the roof, so roughly at the 12 foot high ceiling.

The light fixture: We love Sean Lavin's Nyra mini pendant that is 9 inches in diameter and 10.6 inches high. We are planning to use 3 of these. There will be recessed lights in the ceiling. Or track lighting.

https://www.lightology.com/index.php?module=prod_detail&prod_id=924765&option_id=924764&utm_content=700MPNYRB-LED930&gclid=Cj0KCQiAt8WOBhDbARIsANQLp95-CvZMV5PgtN0sxNY3mMJ4N-Ex7TfOd1vGkoaJCxU14UtPLPgcuzMaAkfcEALw_wcB

Question: will the size of the light fixtures work within the space? What other pendant lights do you think would work in the space?

In case we go with track lighting, would the kitchen need pendants at all?

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HALLETT & Co.

2 years ago

Pendants are earrings and mood lighting- I never use them for general illumination.

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2 years ago
last modified: 2 years ago
They are out of scale to a double sized Kitchenus Giganticus. Which everything in it do far isn’t to scale, so there’s a trend. Or, they are perfectly in scale to a half sized human scaled Kitchenus Normalis.
Nancy K
2 years ago
My kitchen island is 10x4 and I used two 20 inch pendants. I have plenty of light and they look in proportion to me. I specifically chose to not have any canned lights
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lucky998877
2 years ago
Cool light, way too small for that size island, and according to the specs, it will provide hardly any light. Mock the pendant size out of cardboard or balloons, and see what pleases your eye in your space...and gives plenty of light.
elcieg
2 years ago
last modified: 2 years ago
I think you are putting the horse before the cart, both for you and houzzers responding.. What else is going on in the kitchen? The pendants are very style specific.

Are you going in this direction throughout the house?
cmb235612 thanked elcieg
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Original Author
2 years ago
@elcieg Yep....thats what we are aiming for - modern, minimal and simple. Our planned kitchen closely matches the 2nd photo. We are planning to use wood slab front cabinets instead of the gloss front.
cmb235612
Original Author
2 years ago
@lucky998877 OH...like the idea of making a mock up. That would help. The light specs seem a little off. Hubby and I have seen this lamp and it is bright. We have also found different lumen values on other sites. So, that is something we need to look into further.
cmb235612
Original Author
2 years ago
@Nancy K If you don't mind, could you please post a picture of the light fixtures you used?
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HALLETT & Co.
2 years ago

Lafayette · More Info

I love my pendants- they are only 1' wide and 14" tall- not everything has to be the star. Fairly low light output, perfect for wine or parties, lighting is actually accomplished by a dozen 4" cans (on dimmers) as well as undercabinet tapes.
Lafayette · More Info
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Nancy K
2 years ago
@cmb235612 I do not have enough internet speed to post pictures, however below is a link to BarnlightElectric that featured our house. There are some kitchen pictures in it. I highly recommend BarnlightElectric. i went with the farmhouse style but they have many different styles. They are great quality and made in USA. Good luck choosing your lights. I found sizing lights properly to be a challenge!

BarnlightElectric
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palimpsest
2 years ago
Here are nine inch fixtures over the island in plan

Here are the fixtures in elevation hung at 7 ft:
cmb235612
Original Author
2 years ago
@palimpsest What is the distance between the lights?
palimpsest
2 years ago
2.5, 5 and 7.5. but typically the two end ones would probably be spread out more.
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cmb235612
Original Author
2 years ago
@HALLETT & Co. If general lighting was accomplished through track lighting would you still recommend pendants?

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