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How to choose and hang a alabaster pendant light over a kitchen island

Under a 2.40 m ceiling a alabaster pendant light over a kitchen island may drop at most 75 cm: hang 2 pendants of Ø 30–40 cm, 60 cm apart, bottoms 75 cm above the worktop. 30 of ours fit.

Lights for this

30 lights
Oslo Pendant Light
Oslo Pendant Light
Oslo Pendant Light

Oslo Pendant Light

£450
Ø 30 cm · set the cable to 45 cm · bottom at 1.65 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct
Solmere Wood Pendant Lamp
Solmere Wood Pendant Lamp
Solmere Wood Pendant Lamp

Solmere Wood Pendant Lamp

from £192
Ø 30 cm · set the cable to 56.2 cm · bottom at 1.65 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct
Remy Pendant Lamp
Remy Pendant Lamp
Remy Pendant Lamp

Remy Pendant Lamp

from £235
Ø 30 cm · set the cable to 30 cm · bottom at 1.65 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct

The numbers for this situation

  • Longest drop, 2.40 m ceiling75 cm
  • Pendants over a 180 cm island2 × Ø 30–40 cm60 cm apart
  • Models stating their cable length44 %
  • Fit a 2.40 m ceiling here30

Worked out, not measured

Where these numbers come from

  • Light size from the table or island, and the longest drop for three common ceilings. Checked against 31 matching lights in our catalogue snapshot of 2026-09-27; 30 can be bought now. Same sums on every page, release families-2026-09-29.

All the numbers

Ceiling (m)Longest drop (cm)
2.365
2.475
2.585

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