A island light would be a great choice for you. They come in length from 3 to 5 feet and there are several manufactures that make nautical style lighting fixtures that would be great for a galley style kitchen. Here is a link that might be useful: Lighting

Hi Sophie: I love your honesty and direct style! I attached an older version of the design, many of the things you mentioned have been modified. I can attach the most recent version later this evening but the room itself does not change. I was able to find some older posts with information on recessed lighting. In one post you mentioned: Correctly placed recessed lighting is about 18” on Center from the adjacent wall. That is so that it washes light down the front of the cabinets and lights up the countertop and isn’t behind your head, casting shadows. In another post you mentioned the under cabinet lights should be installed at the front of the cabinets. I will use these guidelines to provide sufficient light for working on the perimeter counters. Is there a spacing guideline for the rest of the room? The center of the island will be approximately 5.5' from the first row of recessed lights (approx 7' from wall). Is this appropriate for the island? The same spacing will not work for the table, maybe a fixture is more appropriate there. Thanks again

I think lighting-wise either option can work well. I don’t have pendants because they would not have worked aesthetically. I have plenty of lighting without them. Do what works in your kitchen.

What @Maureen said. Having insufficient lighting is more of a concern. As you can see from the pics in my post above, our kitchen has three layers of light…recessed, semi-flush, and undercabinet. The kitchen table is illuminated separately. Each category of lighting has its own switch, and all can be dimmed. One bank of four switches is at the entrance to the kitchen, just out of sight in my first pic, next to the white double doors, which lead to the dining room. The entrance from the den, has a set of three switches…one of which is for the table, and can be seen just above the toaster oven. As Maureen mentioned, it’s best to create a ceiling plan, marked within the kitchen plan.