YOU ARE CORRECT. That being said you will only have about 6 inches of chain because the ceiling are low.

We feel that two pendants will still work well in your space; one would look a little odd. If you mount them 33" off the counter it will leave you 9" of chain which might look a little better than 6".

The pendants feel a bit big given the ceiling height. I think recessed lights would be better

I agree on using two pendants and, pretty lights! I think they're a bit big for an 8' ceiling but, if you want it, go for it. Pendants are easily changed later (unlike your island size).

Besides, if you bought them months ago, you probably cant return them anyway so, use them :)

One more thought, were you thinking of centering each 12" from the sides of the island? At 12" square, that only gives you 6" from the pendant sides to the sides of the island. Anyone else think that might be a problem?

Yes people often over look the height of the ceiling when sizing pendants and the spacing should try to be in 1/3 for three and for 2 I often take the length divide it 2 and then center it to the sub divided slot

Taking out the 30" cabinet is a HUGE game changer. Are you absolutely sure that is the right way to proceed? The reason I ask is that you new island is really really small.

Here is your situation laid out on graph paper illustrating the original size of your island and what you plan to reduce it to.

Of course what is missing is how this island relates to the cabinets you currently have in the kitchen. Be careful and don't screw this up.

Here is the typical info regarding hanging lights over islands and counters

Chicagoans, She already has the fixtures, the island and the electrical boxes in the ceiling. All she has to do to visualize it is hang the fixtures by a hook or twist tie.

BeverlyFLADeziner,

Yes, unfortunately we absolutely had to lose the extra 30" cabinet. We did a complete house renovation and removed all interior walls. This space is a kitchen, dining room and living room and the extra cabinet overwhelmed the space and somewhat protruded into the walking aisle. Removing it REALLY changed the overall feel, and it is now much more to scale for that space. While I hated to lose the extra cabinet - seeing them installed without it made me happier than I can tell you. It now "fits" the feel of the room.

Thank you so much for the graphics showing where were were at and where we are now. I am going to do exactly as you suggested, and somehow hang the actual fixtures to see what I think. (Wires are all covered by ceiling drywall - as it's all new and so cuts will happen after I choose lighting location).

The simple solution is to cut out the size on cardboard or paper and attach string, then tape it to ceiling, that will give you a good estimate.

Hi Kimberly,

Saw you used Fabuwood kitchen cabinets in a separate post. Sorry tried to write you to get your thoughts on it but only able to figure out how to post in a discussion board. We are also considering galaxy frost cabinets from fabuwood. Are you ultimately happy with them? Would you be able to share pictures of the finished product? Thanks!