The placement of pendant lights over the kitchen sink counters or dining tables allows a little more leeway in terms of height.
How low to hang pendant lights over kitchen sink.
A hanging light or easy to install flush mount light should do the trick.
Whether you re suspending the light over your kitchen or bathroom sink the fixture should provide plenty of illumination without getting in your way.
A pendant light above the kitchen sink is essentially a task light designed to shed light on the project at hand.
Washing cleaning and prepping.
A small pendant light is effective over a sink or desk area.
Pendant fixtures dangle like jewelry adding visual interest and sparkle to your space.
The placement of pendant lights over the kitchen sink can help but the pendant light height over the bar is an important consideration.
A height of 30 to 40 inches above the sink allows.
For the kitchen sink or counter you might appreciate having a low hanging light in order to brighten the task at hand.
The general guideline is to hang a pendant 30 36 above your countertop.
To qualify as a pendant light the fixture must hang more than 6 inches from the ceiling.
Cluster small pendants or choose a pendant with three or more lights over a dining room table or kitchen island.
The larger the area you want to light the bigger the pendant light should be.
More specifically there should be 30 36 between the top of your counter and the bottom of your pendant.
Don t have a window near your kitchen sink.
If a pendant light is preferable to recessed lighting or a form of track lighting the bottom of the light fixture over the kitchen sink should hang between 30 to 40 inches above the countertop.