They Hung Shelves Above the Kitchen Island and Turned Them Into the Light Fixture
Two dark shelves hang above this kitchen island on slender brass-colored rods, carrying bowls, plates, bottles, and stemware. Small recessed lights sit within their undersides, turning the storage structure into a source of light over the countertop.
White veined stone wraps the island’s end, while a thick wood chopping section interrupts the surface farther along. Beneath the shelves, those contrasting materials create separate areas for preparation and seating.
Green tall cabinets and dark wood base units surround the island, connected by square recessed pulls. Overhead, exposed ductwork and white-painted beams leave the shelf supports in view.
Recessed lights fit inside the shelf undersides
Bright points of light punctuate the dark boards between the metal supports. Their placement leaves the shelf tops available for storage, with no separate pendant hanging beneath them.
Mixing bowls occupy the upper level, while bottles, glasses, and stacked plates fill the lower one. Open gaps between the objects preserve views across the kitchen, though the shelves create a strong horizontal line above the island.
Brass-colored rods connect the shelves to the ceiling
Long rods descend from round ceiling plates through the two shelf levels. Collars at the connections repeat the warm metal finish found on the cabinet hardware below.
From this end of the island, the suspension system becomes part of the design. Narrow supports contrast with the thick shelves, while the white stone waterfall end anchors the arrangement beneath them.
A thick chopping surface breaks up the white stone
Wood occupies a broad section of the island countertop, with an upright metal handle and several narrow metal bars visible on its surface. White veined stone continues beside it, extending toward the upholstered seating.
Across the aisle, the sink sits beneath a wide curtained window. Dark wood drawers run below the counter, and a tall appliance cabinet groups two ovens at the end of the wall.
A mirrored backsplash reflects the opposite side of the kitchen
Behind the cooktop, a wide mirror reflects the window, sink area, and oven cabinet. That reflected view gives the cooking wall an apparent opening beneath the large white veined hood surround.
Dark drawers sit below the cooktop, with square brass-colored pulls repeating across their fronts. The mirror introduces another view of the room without adding shelves or patterned tile behind the cooking surface.
Green cabinets add texture beside the open shelving
Four tall green doors contain dark textured inserts, framed by solid cupboards above and below. Their fine grid contrasts with the broad wood shelves and smooth stone surfaces nearby.
Recessed square pulls keep the hardware close to the doors. Alongside the stainless-steel appliance fronts, the green cabinetry brings color to a kitchen built around dark wood, pale stone, and exposed metal.
Would you put storage and lighting above your island, or leave the space open for pendant lights?