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Sat, May 19, 07 at 18:21
| What's the "right" (okay, generally accepted) way to place pendant lights over a two-tiered island? Do you center them front to back over the main work surface (24" deep cabinets with a 1 1/2" counter overhang), or center them front to back over the entire island, which includes the main counter and the raised eating counter?
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- Posted by remodeler_matt (My Page) on Tue, May 22, 07 at 16:30
| Depends. If the lights are for specific tasks, such as illuminating a work area, it should be as close to directly above the work surface as possible. An eating area does not need such direct light, so I would tend to make sure you have sufficient light on the areas where you will be working -- food prep, cooking, etc. -- and not worry too much about the eating area. If they are dim-able (which I highly recommend) I bet you find you will turn the lights up for cooking, and down for eating. On the other hand, if you don't plan to use the counter top as a work area, I'd probably center the lights on the overall structure, as I think that would look better. Don't worry about what's "generally accepted." If you like how it looks and works, it's good. |
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