A good compromise is to go with can lighting. Install the cans where you'd like pendents to maintain the option to use a light converter to switch to pendent lights later.

Oh yes!! They have those right! Thanks and great idea!

Where would you center those? Part is a cook top

Because of the shape of your island and the raised eat at portion I would not try to add pendants here they will look cramped together. just do recessed.

We were talking about the raised eat and if we should remove that as we are getting new countertops- your thoughts?

If you can get the island countertop to one single height, you will love it. It’s so much more functional.

Thinking same! A little worried about the stove and cooking oil if people are sitting at the counter??

Ha! This is where the project creep starts, LC :-)

With a cooktop in a small island, I don't think I'd change it. Probably depends if poses a danger to any little ones and what kind of cooking you do.

Yes it’s a small area - won’t be too wide so hmm

Thank you!

Patch that ceiling to match the rest add pot lights make sura all the bulbs aare led$00 k you will have lots of light and I agrre if the cooktop is in the isnad than no pendants .BTW yes to all one height for counters