Here are some kitchen island lighting ideas you can use for your home. If your kitchen island is rectangular in shape, I highly suggest a high wattage fluorescent bulb lighting fixture. These fixtures are usually of the industrial type in aluminum casings. The aluminum casings increase the brightness of the room by reflecting the light cast by the bulbs. If your kitchen island is round or square and doesn’t have any cabinets on top, a hanging lamp is ideal. The lamp should hang not too low or too high above the kitchen island. Use a bulb that illuminates white light with the right amount of wattage. If your kitchen island has cabinets over it, you can install lighting fixtures underneath it.