No pendant over the sink.

Save a pendant for an over an island or dining table. No need to highlight, visually, a kitchen sink, especially where the cabinets to not go to ceiling.

Yes too small I have a 36" windows with a 12" globe

nothing bigger than 12". 8-10 would prob be best (and that circumferance) you don't want anything that is very long since you have a short ceiling

since it's so low, the ceiling, you could do something like this. Or even a school house type of fixture

hang a balloon on a string if you want to get exact.

you can still stick in a recessed light if you want.

not too late to do a sconce.

I thought there was a pot light there, which I prefer...closer look it is just the hole.

I ordered a flush mount schoolhouse fixture from Barn Light for over my sink.

I would put a pot light / recessed light, whatever you call it. We have 2 above our sink, ceilings are 10 feet high and it is plenty of light.

@Beth H. :

Thanks for the idea of using a more semi flush mount there - I love it.

@Sherry Brighton

Thanks for pointing me to Barn Light. I have never heard of them but I am in love and just solved our casual dining room lighting. We wanted some kind of light fixture in there but weren't loving anything. The semi flush school lights with the teal stripe will be absolutely amazing!!

jn- don't know what style kitchen youre doing (are you doing open wood shelving?)

but this teal -aqua light you mentioned is very pretty

this one is different

and if you're doing tile, do it up to the ceiling around the window!

this one did a sconce and the pendnats over the island.

@jnhayes62 glad you like. I found the company when I did a bathroom remodel years ago and they are my go to lighting place.

Seconding Beth on tiling to the ceiling around the window. The wall will look more “finished” and it makes all the difference. Our GC really pushed back on this during our remodel, but our KD and I double-teamed him and we prevailed :)

Sofia, that looks really good w/the tile. love the cabinets

(question, can you paint inside of that window? that yellow/gold color is distracting. I'd paint it white or a dark gray.

Beware of the ”everything needs a pendant” trap. To many dangly things can subtract a lot from a kitchen. Your eye needs to have clearly established, and a minimal number, of focal points. You get 3 before it starts to get too busy. A sink pendant isn’t usually a good use of that focal point oomph. Pendants over an island, sure. A spectacular hood, absolutely! A gorgeous island counter is wow! You've reached the limit.

Pick out your 3 superstars. Everything else needs to be quieter support players. #teamrecessedlight

@User

I have heard this before and I am definitely a 'everything in threes person' and 'less is more' for sure.

I opted to use recessed lighting over my island, even though I was being pushed to do so, because 1) I don't like working in that kind of space 2) I wanted my amazing hood design to shine and hanging lighting would have definitely gotten in the way and 3) our island isn't a 'wow' island due to the shape of our kitchen.. We'll have colored base and white uppers with simple hardware and the same counter everywhere. I love the character of light fixtures and really wanted one somewhere in this space somewhere so we decided to add it over the sink.

We actually have decided against a pendant and found the perfect semi flush light that will add a touch of character and great light without hanging. I'm extremely happy with what we chose!

@beth and @Sofia

We are definitely taking the tile all the way up!!!

Below are a few ideas for pendant lights that we have used in our various kitchen designs. Perhaps the images will help you with your dilemma.

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Beware of the ”everything needs a pendant” trap. To many dangly things can subtract a lot from a kitchen

Yes, I know I don't like "too much" at the ceiling -- it becomes clutter pretty quickly. However, you need some form of light above the sink.

I have an old-fashioned wooden valance over my sink, and it hides a florescent tube light. Can lights would do too.

I like the idea of a pendant that matches the pendants over the island ... if you don't have too much in other areas of the kitchen.