We’re about halfway through our kitchen remodel, having wrapped up most of the not-so-fun stuff (demo, electrical re-wiring, drywall work, etc.) and starting to put it all back together! Our cabinets were installed last week, and the templating for our countertops was done. Before long, we’ll be tiling, installing appliances, and adding shelving and lighting.

Our new kitchen will have a very different layout than it did previously, so I needed to create an entirely new lighting plan. We’ll have a pair of sconces over the open shelving flanking our range, a pair of sconces over our coffee bar, a chandelier/pendant over our kitchen table, and a pair of kitchen island pendants. I considered several different styles of kitchen island pendants before deciding on mine, so decided to share my favorites I found in my search to help those of you who are on the hunt for new kitchen lighting too! (post includes commissionable links; for more information, see my full disclosure statement {here})

Our Kitchen Lighting

So what kitchen lighting did I decide on? Since this isn’t our forever home, my decision-making was definitely influenced by my budget. Many of my favorite lights are $$$ and I don’t think I’d get my money out of them with resale. So I’m reusing one of the two kitchen pendants I already had and I chose budget-friendly finds for most of the rest.

As a reminder of the lighting we had in our kitchen before remodeling, over our kitchen island was {this pendant} with a linen shade and brass accents. It was the perfect size for our square-ish island but would be a bit too wide for my new longer, narrower island so it won’t be making a reappearance in our new kitchen:

Over our kitchen table, we had {this large rattan pendant} that I love, but since we’ll now have two pendants over our kitchen island, I wanted to mix things up and add a chandelier here instead. Having something a little wider will also better fill the visual space of this nook:

The rest of our kitchen lighting includes {this pair of brass sconces with matte white shades} (a great budget-friendly find!) for over the open shelves flanking our kitchen range, and a pair of {these brass + rattan sconces with white taper shades} for over our coffee bar. While they vary in style, they all have matte white, brass, and/or rattan materials that tie the look together:

Stay tuned for more kitchen reno pics! Once we get the countertops installed, it will start coming together quickly. We are SO ready to have that space back!

Thanks as always for stopping by! If you’re got a kitchen remodel in your future, other posts you might want to check out include my favorite kitchen remodel ideas and the kitchen remodel before and after from our previous home. Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

XO,