Island bench lighting.
Hey there,
i have a 2.5m island bench im looking for lighting options.
but i have a problem. ill try explain best i can.
from my entry you can see righr through the house including kitchen. i bought these amazing chandeliars for my islands bench. but thonking they may best look above my dinning table. i have a feature light in the entry. then it goes straight into dinning. will it look too much if i have a feature light in the entry then 2 over the table? seems ro be alot going on. then i will need somw pendants ovee my island bench. so was thinkint aomething simple? we are going for a costal hamptons kind of feel. the single light was going into the entry. and the big double one was going ovee the dinning table?? help!!
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Julie Herbert
8 months agoAgree, dining and entry would look great , lining up as bigreader says, white pendants would look beautiful over bench, keep them simple so they don’t detract from your beautiful feature lights.
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