Oh, and they're essentially the same price too! We already replaced the Pelham light with the all metal light that you see here to help with the cost of the project (brand new construction).

And I guess we could abandon the three rule and go with two slightly larger 15" pendants ...

I recommend the glass light fixtures. They are a much more elegant solution for this kitchen need. The all sliver lights are much to mid century modern and would need accents of bright yellows and reds to make them fit in. So in conclusion the definitely the glass.

I'm not keen on glass because when lit you're looking at a light bulb.

I love the look of glass, but the cleaning of them is high maintenance
I love the other pendants, and they look like they have a bottom to filter the light. love the 2 larger idea!

For your kitchen I like the look of the glass pendants. I have one above the kitchen sink and it looks like a diamond ring in the middle of my kitchen!

If the polished chrome of the glass fixtures matches the rest of the metals in your kitchen than I believe they would be beautiful. They will allow for a better sight line as they will allow you to look through them. It really all depends on the style of your kitchen though and without a picture it is hard to know for sure. They are both great fixtures though!

Thanks everyone. Great feedback.

Evans Fine Homes: This is the closest we have to a picture at this point. The foundation is just being poured. We have a love for classic clean lines, nothing too trendy, but nothing too traditional. We have chrome fixtures for the faucet and haven't picked out the hardware (we had hoped for polished chrome or nickel). There will be white shaker cabinets, a black shaker island and either Bianco Drift Quartz or London Sky Quartz on the countertops. Backsplash will be 2x6 subway tiles in white with a matching herringbone detail above the cook top. All stainless appliances. We haven't determined if the hood will be hidden or exposed as we're trying to finalize details, but would an exposed hood determine our choice of pendants?

so have you chosen witch your going to do?

I have the Kichler glass ones over my island. The island has the sink in it. I hate cleaning the galss as it shows dust inside and out. Something I always advise by clients of when selecting pendants. I have installed the other in several projects and

they are a lovely timeless look.

I'd say that the glass ones seem more likely to act as ambient light, and the metal ones more like task light on the counter. Another penny for the pond.

My vote is first for the the 3 polished nickel lights, or the 2 larger ones.

Oh wow! Some great ideas to ponder. Yes, cleaning the glass may be a challenge. And one that I haven't given very good thought to. Our cabinet maker is telling us that our design will be best achieved with an exposed hood. Would the metal pendants in front of the metal hood (48" hood and cooktop) be too harsh. Do the glass pendants help soften the look? Or does the polished look of the metal pendants achieve the same softened look? We have an attached breakfast room and I feel that the island selections impact our selection there. But more on that later! Any pictures anyone can share? I found the Pelham pendants in a lot of photos online but at nearly $700 each we're not going that direction. Are these metal pendants a close replacement to achieve the same look?

Here are two great glass pendants that you might enjoy as well: