I have a low ceiling in my kitchen. It is maybe a 7'6" ceiling. It seems really low. The kitchen has a small area that can serve as a 2nd mini-dining room, and the previous owner put in a 3 light pendant ceiling light. I decided to not use that area as a 2nd mini-dining area. I put in a small bar area, and an animal station using a desk (cat food on desk, dog food below desk, and the desk shelves as the animal storage). The middle is open for walking around. I would hit the longest of the 3 light and I am only 5'1" tall. This worked out great. I still get the 3 lights except close to the ceiling instead of hanging down. It also had a large enough diameter that it covered the groove in ceiling from the previous light fixture's groove.