Yes/no Pendants for kitchen island & how to choose the right size?
What would be the recommended size for a 3m x1.2m kitchen island for 3 pendants?
Here are a few options in my mind, will either of them work, or could 3 x 400 mm pendants be too big and 3x300 mm a little small for the island?
Picture 1 - Hamilton - width 300 mm
Picture 2 - schoolhouse - 2 sizes available, small 300 mm or large 400 mm
Picture 3 - Alfred pendant 300 mm
Or perphase there is no need to have pendants over the island?
As it's next to the dinning (picture 4) and we have selected a feature light over dinning area.
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Julie Herbert
4 months agoIf you need lighting over the island, these could look stunning and not clash with any other feature lights you have, they can fit flush or extend as shown.
dreamer
4 months agoWe chose the other way. Pendants over 3700mm Long Island and nothing over the table. I think your space is big enough for pendants above the island, and then a large pendant in dining room, as your dining room is separate from the island, in its own room. You could have pendants that are similar and complement each other. This is ours, not staged just everyday life.
dreamer
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4 months agoHere are photos from Houzz of kitchen and dining rooms in same area, both with pendants. Your dining room is not adjacent to your island, it is a separate space 2 metres away. Therefore will look good, with all pendants of your choice.
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