We had 3 Solatubes in our last house. We had them installed to brighten a dark living room and a windowless hall bathroom. I LOVED them. Absolutely loved them. The one in the bathroom had a light inside it so there wasn't too much stuff on the bathroom ceiling. The funniest thing was that everyone visiting would always try to turn out the light, not remembering that they hadn't turned it on and not realizing it was a skylight. Absolutely no regrets. Do expect to have to touch up the ceiling, they poked some small holes looking for where the beams were to cut the holes for them.

Thanks Stacy, I will have to ask about the lens. I contacted another vendor Sun-Dome and he says he is the only one that is approved for Dade County approvals. Now I am not sure if that is true or not. But he tells me that he suggest a 13" light and that the lens bevels down, it is not flat, not sure how I like that but then again I guess I won't see that unless it's dark out. He says that the 10" only shines 5 feet each way and the 13" will shine 8 feet each way. From the ceiling down. I guess the beveled lens helps out in that respect. I asked about a light kit and he tells me he won't use one it will block the light coming through the can. He got complaints before and now won't sell em that way. Now his product is less expensive then the Solartube which I like. I don't have a problem going for the 13" but will definitely have to ask about the color hue that will be coming through. Also, the one thing I am scared of is replacing my steel tub with an acrylic. They say that they can yellow from UV light exposure. My Glass sink was ruined by UV light so I don't want a repeat of damages from the sun on the tub......

Here's a totally crazy idea: what about a wall swing arm lamp that you can move against the wall when not in use, then swing over to illuminate the drawers? If you can find room on the wall, Besa Lighting's Kona Swing Arm 1WU in bronze seems to fit the craftsman look. Otherwise, Holtkoetter Halopar 4403/3 can be mounted on the wall or ceiling. It has three adjustable spotlights. However, not rustic in appearance. Here is a link that might be useful: Kona Swing Arm

Ok, I was not clear enough for everyone. I can see that now. Here's the skinny. The installer is a skylight company. The electrician ran the lines and installed the junction boxes to the vicinity of the solar tubes way before the installer was here. The tubes and lights HAVE been installed. That lamp bases, with switches (aren't they pretty), were in my ceiling inside the tube fixtures until my hubby took them out because we feel they are unacceptable. These fixtures are NOT Solatube brand products. The Solatube product photo is a comparable product. It was the "type" of product that we described and showed to the GC when we were asking about having these done. The fixtures we got are a strictly solar only tube fixture made by a company called TruLite. The installer made his own "add on kits" from lamp base parts he purchased at the hardware store. The electrician thought they were crap too. You could tell by the look on his face. It's not really an issue of contract that I am asking about here. What I really wanted to know is if I am the only person that sees a significant difference in the quality of the product that was provided. I see a large discrepancy between a UL approved add-on type accessory kit created by a solar/skylight/lighting manufacturer and a home made, parts from the hardware store, science fair sort of assemblage created by the installer to save a few bucks. Is it just me? Would you be happy if you opened the light in your ceiling after installation to put in a light bulb and this is what YOU found? That's what I am asking folks here. I guess I just want to know if anyone thinks I am overreacting here. Sorry I don't have a picture of how that lovely switched lamp base was hanging out of the shiny tube in no particular direction but like I said, my hubby was not happy so he already scrapped the table lamp kits out. They are currently on our kitchen counter waiting to go back where they came from.