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Kitchen Island and Breakfast Bar Lights
Kitchen islands provide practical storage for pots, saucepans, cookery books, and even wine bottles, but what about lighting them? This is an area that often requires its own type of lighting, owing to its location and lack of units above them, as is often the case with the other work surfaces in the kitchen.
Kitchen island and breakfast bar lights often take the form of ceiling pendants as there is clear space above the work surface to mount them, and plenty of space to hang them lower than you would normally, it's often possible to mount them just above eye level, so you should carefully consider the look of your over island lights. Fortunately we have collated a huge range of these to ensure you have ample to chose from.
Luxury lighting for your kitchen island
The Lighting Superstore stocks a range of beautiful and luxury ceiling pendants that are perfect for illuminating your kitchen island or breakfast bar.
Choose from ceiling pendants in stunning, modern chrome finishes, as well as unique designs in a range of materials and colour finishes, such as our rattan and bamboo pendants. We even stock a range of pendant bars that make an eye-catching addition to any kitchen.
For more help finding your perfect kitchen pendant and other lighting products, read our helpful guide to kitchen lighting.
Brighten your breakfast bar
Many of our pendant lights come with energy-efficient and long-lasting LED bulbs, offering a choice of colour temperatures – including warm white, cool white and even daylight – to create the perfect atmosphere for social brunches or cosy Sunday morning breakfasts. LED retrofit lamps are also available for our non-LED products.
Choose from light bars that make the perfect centrepiece for illuminating your breakfast bar, or single pendants that can be dotted across a kitchen island – or placed at either end – to create the perfect ambient or mood lighting for every occasion.
Tips before you buy…
How to pick a light for a kitchen island?
To find the perfect light pendant for your kitchen island, first, consider how long the surface is. Do you need a single pendant or bar to place in the centre of the island or multiple pendants to cover the full length? Next, consider how much light you need. Will a single pendant provide ample ambient light or will you need a pendant light bar with multiple bulbs for added illumination?
How high should pendant lights be above a kitchen island?
As a general rule, there should be a minimum of 30” between the bottom of the pendant light and the kitchen island surface. This allows for plenty of room, so the pendant doesn’t interfere when laying the table or sitting with friends. However, you may want to leave more room – especially if the light is particularly bright or powerful.
Should pendant lights be central over a kitchen island or breakfast bar?
While pendant lights are often centred over a kitchen island or breakfast bar, this isn’t a necessity. Especially on longer islands or bars, you may need multiple pendants to provide ample light. Similarly, you may prefer to hang pendant lights toward the front or back of the island to complement other interior design choices.
