Two Pendants Over Kitchen Island

Pendants should be functional lighting your work area for food preparation and serving.

Two pendants over kitchen island.

Visual bracelet pendant 8 by 12 murray feiss doyle collection light mini pendant 119. Now that kitchen islands and kitchen pendants have gotten larger it is even more important to know how to choose the right diameter light. Large islands can handle 2 large or 3 medium pendants that s pretty much what we ended up doing with ours. You should space a pendant every 2 feet or so above a kitchen island and pick the right size of pendant to suit your island length.

For spacing your pendant lights over an island you first want to find the center point of the island. When your island has a turn or angle or if it is exceptionally long then three. It reminds me of the 90 s when kitchen islands were just starting to be a trend and we all put those little skinny min pendants above an island. To find the center take the width and divide by two and then take the length and divide by two.

They should also be stylish as the nature of pendant lighting puts it within your normal range of vision unlike overhead lighting making the light a piece of decor as much as a tool. Small islands 4 to 5 feet long can handle 1 large or 2 medium pendants. Now lighting over a kitchen island is becoming a home decor statement and more than just task lighting. For a smaller island that only requires two pendants you want to find the center point and then space the lights 30 36 inches apart with the widest part of the pendant being 30 inches from the other pendant.

Visual comfort studio bracelet collection 377. Install the middle fixture over the center of the table. Murray feiss elmore cylinder pendant 199. If you have a larger island that.

Ever since finishing up our kitchen remodel i ve gotten questions almost weekly about hanging pendant lights over a kitchen island including the best pendant light height and how far apart to hang them. Proper placement includes. Use the distance determined above to space your pendants evenly over your table or kitchen island starting with the first fixture. Having the right spacing and height for your kitchen lighting is as important as the style of lighting that you choose.

Good when using three on a 6 6 to an 8 island. When to do three pendants above the kitchen island. When i moved into my home 9 years ago kitchen island pendant lights were much smaller. Pendant lights over the kitchen island make a design statement and provide needed light so they add to both the functionality and the aesthetic appeal of your kitchen.

So be it a quick morning meal with the kids or a more upscale get together with cocktails and charcuterie this luminary pendant light provides the perfect illumination. Pendant lights offer focused lighting over your kitchen island. Kitchen island pendants are named as such because they re suited for shining over that stand alone counter space in the heart of your home.