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Too many lights?

3 years ago

I have a newly renovated kitchen with a monster island. We have three pendant lights fairly substantial. Then two sconces (clear glass shades) over shelves flanking the range. An the end of the island there is a breakfast nook that we will place an oval table in. The chandelier now installed looks crazy big to me. What do I do? Take it out all together and add another canned light or Find a smaller chandelier for this space?

The dining room is also adjacent to the kitchen and has yet another chandelier (which I love).

Any thoughts?

Comments (15)

  • 3 years ago

    I’d remove the island pendants and add in more recessed lighting. If you don’t want to do that, maybe replace them with something smaller and less obtrusive. Maybe a single horizontal fixture could work there????

  • 3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    I don't mind the lighting. i'd wait until everything is done though.

    on your pendants, I wish they were a little longer, especially since the light portion is so wide. It looks like they were chopped at the knees! proper height is no more than 30-36" above the countertop.


    similar lights. these look more proportioned because of the longer cord.





  • 3 years ago

    I love the dining and kitchen lighting, I do not love the nook lighting, it doesnt seem to blend well with the others, it seems a bit "lite" making the others look heavy. Id also probably hold of on installing the sconces until you are a bit closer to the finish line. Everything here feels a bit traditional, while that feels a bit too modern.

  • 3 years ago

    The breakfast nook light looks like something out of the Jetsons - a style which doesn't fit the rest of the room. It also looks to be way too wide. If it were me, I'd start by replacing that fixture with something narrower and closer in style to the island lights. See how that looks and go from there.

  • 3 years ago

    Idk that this can help, but the globes are clear glass, and in the photo, don't seem so 'obvious'. What does it measure? and how wide is the table, etc...

    All the lighting has simple lines which is a good thing.

  • PRO
    3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    @Beth H. : I think the reason the pendant lights are so high up is that the faucet is extremely tall. Not sure how to fix that, but a different faucet might be in order.

    I agree with everyone about the nook lighting--it's not in keeping with the overall style of the room/house. Jan's suggestion is much more attractive.

  • PRO
    3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    Hard to tell what her ceiling height is, ditto "monster" Island, which would perhaps be better with two larger pendants only......and nothing directly over the architectural faucet. They do appear too high a hang.

  • PRO
    3 years ago

    Just eyeballing the photo and assuming that the island/cabinets are 36" tall, I'd guess that the ceiling is 8 to possibly 9 feet at the highest. I would probably change out the pendants so that I could have one over the sink--not having light while I'm working at the sink is a pet peeve of mine. Or get a shorter faucet and lower the existing pendants. But that's just me.

  • 3 years ago

    Take out the crazy big nook light and please ship it to me. I love it the organic glam look. It would be perfect over my dining room table. 😊


    OK, seriously, I am unnerved by the crazy big faucet. I imagine that sort of faucet is more suitable for a wall-based sink. It's very popular now though, right. Still… you probably ordered it right? I bet the pros can fix it. Maybe Jan's suggestion of TWO lower-hanging pendants over the island will help. Or did you buy the island pendants too?


    I like Jan's light fixture choice for your nook. It is in keeping with the one in the dining room…lovely! Also, the gold coloring will counter the strong blue of your monster island base cabinets…wow, that's a strong color statement! Have you Delftware or willow-ware? I love it!

  • PRO
    3 years ago

    I do not like the candleabra one with the kitchen one. BTW a dining room fixture should light the table not the ceiling You should have come here for the kitchen plan I have no idea how a table will go in that bay window with the oven there

  • 3 years ago

    chandeliers have been up lit for a very long time, the notion that it is not ok for the light to go up is silly, Im not trying to dine under a spot light. that fixture has some many bulbs I would imagine its on a dimer. a resolve to under lighting there would be balancing with wall sconces, or recessed light. Sorry but I disagree with that.

  • 3 years ago

    In the nook, how does the table sit in front of the oven doors? I feel like something is off weather it be the light or the perspective.

  • 3 years ago

    I love the Sputnik light and really dislike the island lights. I would remove the island lights and use recessed lighting there. If you do that, then the Sputnik light can stay because it is the only ceiling fixture in line of sight. If you don't do that, I call second dibs on the nook light. (Oh, I also like the candle chandelier.)

  • PRO
    3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    If we KNEW the size of the "Monster"?? And the faucet placement and if it is dead center? We could advise. Also the ceiling height: ) Don't forget it matters, as do ALL lighting specs, including max /min hanging heights.

    Those look high and will look high, if there is much more than 36 inches bottom pendant shade to counter top.

    The faucet isn't really crazy big.......but the pendant are making it appear so. : ) Need just two, and WIDER and further from faucet