Cool How Big Should Pendants Be Over Island
This will give you a good maximum size for pendants to go over it.
How big should pendants be over island. Measure the width of your island in inches and subtract 12. This shorter kitchen island below has two evenly spaced pendants. If you prefer bigger pendants go with even numbers using the same math above.
When your island has a turn or angle or if it is exceptionally long then three. Your pendant lights need to be 30 to 36 inches from the base of the light to the countertop. Depending on the size and length of your island the pendants should be evenly spaced out.
A current trend in. There are some occasions where three pendants seem appropriate. The glass pendants over my 27 deep island are light and enable the focus of the room to go to the X-design cabinet doors beyond.
You can see the difference below in my own kitchen. Use an even number of large pendants over a kitchen island. In general the longer your kitchen island and the higher your ceiling the larger wider and taller your pendant can be.
Each should measure about 13 the width of the surface below. Additionally regardless of how tall your ceilings are the base of your pendant light should be no higher than 72 inches from the floor. It reminds me of the 90s when kitchen islands were just starting to be a trend and we all put those little skinny min-pendants above an island.
Using two or more pendants over an island is a great option as well. Recommended pendant light height over island. 60 inches 3 20 inches Same would apply for pendant light spacing over a 7-foot kitchen island 84 inches and an 8-foot island 96 inches.