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Kitchen island lighting 8 foot ceilings.
If you want high style but are saddled with an 8 foot tall space there are things that you can do to capture the magic of those taller more dramatic rooms.
For my 8 ft by 5ft kitchen island they were the perfect option.
While 10 and 12 foot high ceilings are becoming more common lower ceilings are still quite prevalent and still deserve a great lighting design.
For each additional foot of ceiling height add 3 inches.
We have only recessed lights in our kitchen to have the feeling of more space.
Our range is in the island and the island hood is the attention getter.
See your kitchen in a whole new light with new kitchen lighting from the home depot.
Our prior home had 10 foot ceilings and our home now has 8 foot ceilings.
I have 10ft ceilings and went up the full 6ft or 72 inches.
For example for a 9 foot ceiling the pendant should hang 15 23 inches below.
You want to avoid people looking into the light bulbs.
Here are a few tips for common ceiling.
Pendants should hang 12 20 inches below an 8 foot ceiling.
My builder said 16 18 inches each.
Whatever size and style of your island there are plenty of kitchen island pendant lighting ideas to choose from.
Plan to have at least 30 inches of space between the pendants and determine the number of pendants you ll need accordingly.
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Simply put a large kitchen island needs either more pendant lights or bigger ones while a smaller one needs fewer lights or smaller ones.
Here is an example using the smaller island smaller pendants and only a 9 ft ceiling.
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Having the right spacing and height for your kitchen lighting is as important as the style of lighting that you choose.
What size should i get approximately.
The most important aspect of pendant lighting is the size and number.
I have a big kitchen island 8ft island by 5 ft and only 8ft ceilings but i have a little ceiling tray above the island so makes it a little taller and i wanted two pendants not 3 going across.
Whether you re looking for kitchen ceiling lights or hanging kitchen lights we have you covered.
Provide a 30 to 36 inch clearance above tables and countertops.