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kimberly812

ADVICE NEEDED! Kitchen Island Pendant Lighting Dilemma

Kimberly
5 år sedan

We are just finishing up our new kitchen install. Originally, our island was set to be 98" long (that includes 1" granite overhang on each side). However, last evening when we saw the cabinets comprising the island (before they were installed) - felt that it was overwhelming for the space and decided to have the installer not include one of the 30" cabinets, thus reducing our overall island size to 68". We have 8' ceilings.


I had already purchased our kitchen pendant lights (2 of them - shown below) months ago. Dimensions are 12" square and 18" long and I REALLY wanted the look of 2 lights! I would like others' opinions on using the 2 lights rather than just one (which is where my husband is leaning). I did some figuring and if I had them installed 12" in on each side of the island, I could space them 20" apart.


Thoughts on 2 vs. 1 or abandoning these lights (which I absolutely love) - for something altogether different?


Thanks!




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  • chicagoans
    5 år sedan

    Good stuff from Beverly above. If you're a visual person (like me) you can also try the balloon trick. Blow up some balloons to be the same size as the lights (as close as possible.) Or you could mock something up with cardboard which would work well since your lights are rectangular (and very cool by the way.) Then hang your mockups on strings from the ceiling. You can play with positioning and length of string to see what you think. Stand by them to check your sight lines when working at the counter, and check them from further away to see how they look.


    I did this when I replaced a light in my kitchen with a light that has 3 separate globes that can be hung at different heights. I moved my table under the mocked up "light", sat the kids down for dinner, and fiddled around with the strings until I was happy with the heights of the balloons compared to the table. Then I kept the mockup hung nearby for the electrician to follow as a guide.



    Kommentarer (11)

    • PRO
      RL Relocation LLC
      5 år sedan

      YOU ARE CORRECT. That being said you will only have about 6 inches of chain because the ceiling are low.

      Kimberly thanked RL Relocation LLC
    • PRO
      Cabinets by Design LLC
      5 år sedan

      We feel that two pendants will still work well in your space; one would look a little odd. If you mount them 33" off the counter it will leave you 9" of chain which might look a little better than 6".

      Kimberly thanked Cabinets by Design LLC
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      Design Directives, LLC
      5 år sedan

      The pendants feel a bit big given the ceiling height. I think recessed lights would be better

      Kimberly thanked Design Directives, LLC
    • pgsd
      5 år sedan

      I agree on using two pendants and, pretty lights! I think they're a bit big for an 8' ceiling but, if you want it, go for it. Pendants are easily changed later (unlike your island size).


      Besides, if you bought them months ago, you probably cant return them anyway so, use them :)


      One more thought, were you thinking of centering each 12" from the sides of the island? At 12" square, that only gives you 6" from the pendant sides to the sides of the island. Anyone else think that might be a problem?

      Kimberly thanked pgsd
    • PRO
      RL Relocation LLC
      5 år sedan

      Yes people often over look the height of the ceiling when sizing pendants and the spacing should try to be in 1/3 for three and for 2 I often take the length divide it 2 and then center it to the sub divided slot

      Kimberly thanked RL Relocation LLC
    • PRO
      BeverlyFLADeziner
      5 år sedan
      Ändrades senast: 5 år sedan

      Taking out the 30" cabinet is a HUGE game changer. Are you absolutely sure that is the right way to proceed? The reason I ask is that you new island is really really small.

      Here is your situation laid out on graph paper illustrating the original size of your island and what you plan to reduce it to.


      Of course what is missing is how this island relates to the cabinets you currently have in the kitchen. Be careful and don't screw this up.



      Here is the typical info regarding hanging lights over islands and counters


      Kimberly thanked BeverlyFLADeziner
    • PRO
      BeverlyFLADeziner
      5 år sedan

      Chicagoans, She already has the fixtures, the island and the electrical boxes in the ceiling. All she has to do to visualize it is hang the fixtures by a hook or twist tie.

      Kimberly thanked BeverlyFLADeziner
    • Kimberly
      Författare
      5 år sedan

      BeverlyFLADeziner,

      Yes, unfortunately we absolutely had to lose the extra 30" cabinet. We did a complete house renovation and removed all interior walls. This space is a kitchen, dining room and living room and the extra cabinet overwhelmed the space and somewhat protruded into the walking aisle. Removing it REALLY changed the overall feel, and it is now much more to scale for that space. While I hated to lose the extra cabinet - seeing them installed without it made me happier than I can tell you. It now "fits" the feel of the room.


      Thank you so much for the graphics showing where were were at and where we are now. I am going to do exactly as you suggested, and somehow hang the actual fixtures to see what I think. (Wires are all covered by ceiling drywall - as it's all new and so cuts will happen after I choose lighting location).

    • PRO
      RL Relocation LLC
      5 år sedan

      The simple solution is to cut out the size on cardboard or paper and attach string, then tape it to ceiling, that will give you a good estimate.

      Kimberly thanked RL Relocation LLC
    • jeremyandrebecca
      4 år sedan

      Hi Kimberly,


      Saw you used Fabuwood kitchen cabinets in a separate post. Sorry tried to write you to get your thoughts on it but only able to figure out how to post in a discussion board. We are also considering galaxy frost cabinets from fabuwood. Are you ultimately happy with them? Would you be able to share pictures of the finished product? Thanks!


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