I am spending this year pouring into diy and decorating our home to finally match us. All decisions before were made for us/just the quickest and cheapest. I am gonna paint cabinets and definitely removing those “special label” wine bottles my husband has collected and displayed lol so ignore those… but first step is remove these terrible fluorescent light fixtures and replace with something we actually like! I will put some bulbs that emit warm light in them. My questions is…would two of these fixtures be too much together, this close? They are adjustable so I wouldn’t have them hanging down too low..my ceilings are not high ceilings. Is it too much to put them together here? Thanks
by Ghoulfriendboyfiend
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Those fixtures are meant to go over a dining space not be free floating in a kitchen. Keep it minimal for your kitchen you don’t want to have to clean greasy dust off those.
Its important to have your light over the work counter, and in front of you. If you have it behind you, you’ll cast shadow over the work area. Given the low ceiling, I wouldn’r recommend any hanging fixtures. I’d go with something like this:
https://preview.redd.it/baifhkwtw7qg1.png?width=314&format=png&auto=webp&s=cd875769ffce9b2910fbc2aba9286a394f4fc347
PS: never store wine vertically. The cork will dry up and let air in destroying the wine.
Those two pendants would look great there especially since they’re adjustable and you can keep tem higher up with your lower ceilings. The leaf design is kinda unique and fun without being over the top pairs nice with the warm bulbs you’re planning. They’re close but not crammed if you space the hanging points a decent amount (like 24-30″ center to center if the island/counter allows). It’ll feel balanced once the fluorescents are gone and everything’s warmer. Go for it, it’ll be a huge upgrade
Seconding the dimmer comment – that is genuinely one of the most underrated upgrades you can make. If you’re having an electrician touch the circuit anyway, adding a dimmer at the same time costs very little extra and makes the whole space transform based on what you’re doing in there.
On the two-pendant question: it depends on how long the run of counter or island actually is. Longer than about 5 feet, two pendants look intentional and balanced. Shorter than that, one centered pendant actually reads more considered and less crowded. The leaf/whimsical style you’re showing is distinct enough that a single statement fixture doesn’t feel lonely.
For the warm bulbs specifically – Philips Warm Glow are worth looking at if you can find them. They dim warmer (like old incandescents used to) instead of dimming to a flat, cool pale yellow. Makes a real difference with pendants.