bar pendant placement

7 years ago

last modified: 7 years ago

Hi there! I'm having trouble deciding where to place the two pendants that I bought for above the new bar area. If you have any suggestions, please let me know! I don't want to force them, if they won't look good, but I feel like there is some way to make them work. Should they be centered between the edge of the wall cabinet and the edge of the granite on the left and forget about cabinet lines, since it all depends where you stand anyway? I plan to have stools that will block the panel lines. You can't tell from the pictures, but the bar lines up with the far edge of the stove, instead of the last cabinet, so there's more room to get around. Thanks again for any tips! I know it's tricky to tell from the pictures, so I understand if you can't help. The light is 6.5 wide and 12 tall, so should fit the space. Also, the fridge will be replaced with cabinet depth. We just aren't there yet.

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Lights Online

7 years ago

Hmm, this is a little tricky! I think you should avoid the possibility of a pendant hanging directly in front of that cabinet on the very right hand side of the bottom photo. I would try for something more like this scenario, but with two pendants instead of the three pictured. (So in this case, pretend the pendant closest to the edge of the counter isn't there.)

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Try to space the pendants about 2 feet apart from one another if you can (recommendation from our guide to light sizing). If you can't, it's OK to bring them a few inches closer to each other.

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chrinmed
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7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago
Thank you for your response!! There will be 24 inches between the side of the right cabinet and the edge of the counter overhang. Knowing that, do you think I should still center them from the left edge of the counter to the cabinet, instead of centering them from the left edge of the counter to the right wall? That's what I'm stuck on. It's 68 inches wide and the cabinet is 13 inches deep, so should I take 68 and divide by three, for the placement of the two lights, or (68-13)/3?

I plan to center them over the granite from this angle, too, instead of centering them over only the base cabinet part. Is that right?
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RL Relocation LLC
7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago
do yourself a favor and open that end cabinet door, now see if it would hit a pendant. I dont think this peninsula calls for pendants.
chelle324
7 years ago
Hang balloons or inflated paper bags on string from the ceiling at the right height to mock it up.
RL Relocation LLC
7 years ago
I also have used red silo cups and string.
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Lights Online
7 years ago
Love the suggestions for how to mock up pendant placement prior to actually purchasing the pendants. (Whew, that was an alliteration, wasn't it?) I agree that it's a good idea to do some mocking up of a few different scenarios--two pendants, three pendants--to see which one works best.