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Hundreds and hundreds of choices for island pendant lights with translucent or opaque shades in metal or glass. Have you searched this site, or wayfair or lampsplus?

I have looked at jillions of lights but I am just afraid that just because it is a popular style that doesn't mean it will glare, like looking at a bare light bulb. I just wondered what other people thought about their island lights. I also want to use LED bulbs, but you're not supposed to use them with enclosed fixtures.

My floor plan: kitchen is 17 feet wide with a six foot island that runs parallel to the living room area.

How wide is the island assuming the length is 6 feet? How tall are the ceilings?

I have two of these and they are nonglare and excellent for task lighting over our island.

All "newer types of fixtures" are NOT clear glass. That is just nonsense.

My island is 6 feet wide and 3 feet deep and my ceilings are 8 feet. It is almost 16 feet from the front of the island to the outside wall of the living room and there will be about 6 feet from the front of the island to the approximate location of the back of the couch. The kitchen area is 17 feet 3 inches wide and 9 feet deep (from the front of the island). Overall the kitchen/living room area is 17 feet 3 inches by almost 25 feet. It is not the largest of spaces but it is all I need and within my budget. I would attach a picture of my floor plan but I don't know how to do that. I appreciate everyone's comments.

"I would attach a picture of my floor plan but I don't know how to do that."

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A floor plan isn't necessary to answer the OPs question. Jan Moyer's advice is excellent, and all you need to decide on pendant lighting.

Your island is 3x6. It will accept no more than TWO pendants at a ten inch diameter. You don't want more overall height than 24 or 26 inches and that includes the mounting at top of fixture.

Or.... You can do three narrow pendants at around 7" width.

Or you can do a Linear style fixture 36 inches in length and same overall height.

You must pay attention to specs, especially on a light with a fixed rod vs chain.

You have plenty of options.

A floor plan is helpful if only for sink and hood locations which may also drive your selection.

Can someone explain the statement about LEDs not being used in enclosed pendants? If haven’t heard that and you’ve made me nervous as I have been using them in mine, so far without issue.

Im not sure why someone would say that who did? And a floor plan is relevant, now I know the size of the island and the height of the ceiling! With 8 ft ceiling, tho the island is long you cannot go too over sized. Here is one thing I tend to repeat. take some string, and balloon or dixie cup or even cut out the size of the pendant you like and attach it to the string and blue tape it to the ceiling, sometimes it can really show you a lot about scale. Also if you are looking for functional light get something that forces the light down rather than out, dont go enclosed. if they are purely pretty get what you love, but just make sure the scale is right.

I have 2 very similar to drsaj and i too find them to be excellent, and I use LED bulbs enclosed never been an issue.

Anne Duke: Just read the box the LEDs come in. Virtually all of them say not to use them in an enclosed fixture. Many say not to use them upside down.

LEDs have circuitry in them that drives the diode itself (it's in the white base portion), and, like any electrical circuit, it generates heat. So it needs air circulation to keep it in normal operating range. They're not like incandescent bulbs that don't care how hot it gets.

Are they going to burn your house down? Nah. But it will shorten the life of the bulb, possibly greatly.

I get that about the diode for sure but I still haven't had a burn out in an upside down bulb in 3yrs . I think it's also a great idea to buy a good name brand LED, some just are crap either way lol.

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