Need kitchen lighting advice
Hi all, I'd be grateful for some advice for lighting options to put directly above my kitchen island. I'm updating all my downlights at the moment from rather dated square recessed halogens, to much more modern LEDs. I'm trying to use the existing holes in the ceiling and just add a couple more lights. I'm thinking that adding more LEDs directly above the island will look a little imbalanced as the existing single one would sit between two new ones but wouldn't be inline with two new ones (the new lights would sit close to the edge, just before the ceiling rises). I've been looking at pendants, but I've been struggling to find something that would fit nicely and not look too out of place. I'm also a little biased against pendants, as feel they'll date quite quickly. Any suggests on pendant styles that could work? Or any other options I haven't considered? To give some size context, the width of the island is 2110mm. Many thanks in advance, Jase
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