Cool Kitchen Island Pendant Lighting Placement References. The numbers you get after multiplying by 2 and 3 are the appropriate range to hang your pendant lights after converting to inches. Consider kitchen ceiling height, for taller kitchens the island pendants should be hung 30 inches from the island top.
One pendant is placed in the center of the island and the remaining two are positioned outward from there. Web the basic rules are as follows: Put a minimum of 2 feet (30 inches is best) between each light.