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How to choose and hang a pleated pendant light over a kitchen island
How to choose and hang a pleated pendant light over a kitchen island
Under a 2.40 m ceiling a pleated 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. 5 of ours fit.
Lights for this
from £75
Ø 38 cm · set the cable to 57 cm · bottom at 1.65 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct
from £175
Ø 40 cm · set the cable to 65 cm · bottom at 1.65 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct
from £124
Ø 30 cm · set the cable to 49.1 cm · bottom at 1.65 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct
from £217
Ø 39.9 cm · set the cable to 45 cm · bottom at 1.65 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct
from £288
Ø 40 cm · set the cable to 35 cm · bottom at 1.65 m
Arrives 14–24 Oct
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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 length44 %
- Fit a 2.40 m ceiling here5
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 5 matching lights in our catalogue snapshot of 2026-09-27; 5 can be bought now. Same sums on every page, release families-2026-09-29.
All the numbers
| Ceiling (m) | Longest drop (cm) |
| 2.3 | 65 |
| 2.4 | 75 |
| 2.5 | 85 |