pendant or flush mount light in galley kitchen?

15 years ago

we have a 15x10 galley kitchen with canned lighting on the perimeter of our countertops and are looking to add two ceiling light fixtures. we're leaning schoolhouse style but aren't sure whether to make them flush mount or pendants?

does it look odd to have two flush mount lights in one room? does it look odd to have pendants not hanging over an island even if the pendants aren't the open-faced ones directing light downward?

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mtnrdredux_gw
15 years ago
If you have canned lights, it probably provides enough light and the pendant is largely decorative/supplementary?

I have an 18' galley kitchen leading into a breakfast room. Most of my light comes from under counter and tophats, but i also have one small chandelier.

I would only hang one, or, if you really want more, hang 3.
sabjimata
15 years ago
Our galley is under construction right now. I think the measurements are something like 19' x 10'. You would not believe the number of flushmounts we are having. Well, there are no can lights, so maybe you would believe it. Twelve. And then there are more on the other side of a beam but if I counted those, the number would frighten you.

In our last kitchen I had five flushmounts. Below is a link to a pic of two.

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willis13
15 years ago
How high are your ceilings? If you're doing lights where people are standing, you'd want the bottom of them to be at least 7' from the floor. If you have 8' ceilings, that leaves only 12" for the fixture, which is not a lot of room for a pendant. Flush mounts might be a better option if that's the case.

I have no problem with two, I think it depends on what you choose, how big it is, and how much "punch" it has. We're putting two drum shades in our LR, one seemed silly, plus wasn't in a good spot for seating, and needed to be HUGE to look at the right scale, and three was just too many. That room is 18.5' long.