Can Lights Above Island

Otherwise i think islands look better with beautiful lighting above.

Can lights above island.

Recessed lighting will provide continuous illumination across the kitchen while helping to highlight any decorative fixtures over the island. 1 16 of over 1 000 results for pendant lights over island for kitchen industrial mini pendant lighting clear glass shade hanging light fixture brushed nickel adjustable vintage edison farmhouse lamp for kitchen island restaurants hotels and shops 3 pack. Recessed lighting can be subtle or bold simple or bright and colorful. Read more there s more than one way to light a kitchen island.

4 6 out of 5 stars 251. The lighting over the island and lighting over the eating area should never match unless they are parallel to each other and they are the only two hanging fixtures in the room. When choosing recessed lights take the beam spread and measurements of the space into account. Adequate lighting over your island will make food preparation easier and will make dining.

It doesn t have to just be in the ceiling either you can recess lighting around walls cabinets even in an island we have a cool example of this. In my old condo and new condo as well there were can lights in the ceiling above the kitchen counters. The main factor in determining how many pendants to place above your kitchen island is the length of the kitchen island but ceiling height how much light is needed you might want more pendants if they re your primary source of light with no recessed lighting and the size of your pendants also make a difference. If you need people s eyes to be drawn above immediately they enter the kitchen a chandelier is what you need.

If you have an eight foot ceiling and an island that is four feet wide you will need a beam spread to match see chart below publish this beam spread. You have the same size island as me. If the pendants are shiny complementing them with recessed lighting will help show off the design. Mix and max our chandelier designs for a bright and fun arrangement in the kitchen.

The design is essential when choosing a good chandelier. You might have enough lighting with the amount of recessed lighting and lamps however pendants over an island are as much decorative as they are functional. Recessed lighting can help fill in the gaps for general kitchen lighting. It needs to match the overall décor of the room.

In fact you can use a chandelier to set the kitchen island apart from the rest of the kitchen. For more information check out our how to hang mini pendants a mini buying guide. Fine until it s time to replace a light bulb. If you are going for an ultra modern look then i would say no pendants.