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

Under a 2.40 m ceiling a 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. 581 of ours fit.

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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 length37 %
  • Fit a 2.40 m ceiling here581

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 652 matching lights in our catalogue snapshot of 2026-09-27; 581 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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