I have a similar question... our island is only 5 feet and we are planning to have 2 pendants. What size do you recommend and how low do they usually hang?

It all depends on how many pendants you want to have. for a 90" island you probably want 3-5 pendants. An odd number of pendants over an island works best. Let's say in your case the island is 90" and you want to have 3 pendants- 10" diameter each. Combined all diameter will be 30"... 90"-30"=60" 3 pendants+1 =4 (number of spaces in between the lights and ends of the island. Now take 60/4=15" that will give you the distance between each light. This is just an example: Layout How it will look in reality. You can go with 3-12" pendants and reduce space in between, or put smaller pendants over the overhang area if you have it and add a few recessed lights over the main area, or you can put 2 larger pendants but that would be more like mini chandeliers, over the entire area. There is a few ways this can be done depends on the look you want to have. Good luck

It is slightly off centered, but mirrors the oven on the back wall of the kitchen. This shot might be more helpful. I will attach links to the pendants I had in mind! Thank you for your help!

Ideally, you will want the space between each pendant to be the same as the width or diameter of each fixture. For example, if you have 18 inch pendants, the space between each fixture should be 18 inches. This rule of thumb remains true, even if the pendants are hung at staggering heights. To determine the appropriate size of your kitchen island pendants, follow the steps below: Measure the length and width of your table, kitchen island, counter, bar, or desk in feet. Subtract 12 inches (or 1 foot) from each of these measurements to ensure there is 6 inches of clearance on all sides of the fixture. Take the remaining measurements in feet and add them together. This number is the approximate width allowable of each pendant. To determine the allowable number of pendants over your desired surface, take the length of your table and minus 12 inches and then divide by any number under the maximum allowable width (as determined in the previous step) and divide by two. This number is the approximate number of pendants that you could hang over your kitchen island, dining room table, or counter-height bar. So I'm getting 18 inches is a good size. But my math may be off