Hanging out
1 When installing lights over an island, getting the right height is vital. ‘For standard ceilings, pendants should hang around 30 to 36 inches above the worksurface, while the total width of the pendants should be about two-thirds to three-quarters of the island’s width,’ says Mara Rypacek Miller, managing director, Industville. Its Brooklyn pendant in brass costs £89.