I think you sometimes have to go in circles and test other ideas to come back to what you love. I know I love a lot more things than my house will hold, and sometimes whimsy will have me leaning a new direction that I love but just doesn't fit and I realize that when I go back and look twice. But sometimes that new direction takes. My dining room chandelier is one of those. I went out looking for a simple, traditional fixture, liked the idea of glass arms that would sparkle, and wound up with antiqued metal arms and lots of dangling crystal. And I love it and the way it looks in the room. I still got traditional but different -- but in a different direction than I started. Sometimes what you think you wanted doesn't work, so you have to look, and if you come back to something you've always liked, then it ought to fit the other things you love. Even if you have to make some adjustments to the transitions. The iron fixtures -- well, I've always liked those too. ;) I'm sure I saw and liked the one you picked in my searches but I ruled out bare bulbs out of concern for being too harsh when looking between the family room and kitchen with the breakfast fixture in the middle. I do think you can make that fixture work and there are lots of ways to pull some black touches in. Part of it for me is seeing your fan as a fan that happens to have an unobtrusive light on it. In the lighter finish, it goes with your appliances where a darker fan would be harsh, even with touches of black. Think of it as a keep-you-cool appliance in your work area and the iron fixture as lighting helping to define a different mood and setting in your eating area, then work on the transitions and little elements that bring the two together. I'm not sure where you are planning on using the fabric you have pictured or if you already have it. A black background floral with plenty of white in it too for chair set cushions and/or window treatments (also wood Roman shades with a bit of black in the mix) could be a possibility that doesn't mean painting the table and chairs. You can put some black accents, pencil liner or border on a subway splash. I really like that paper towel holder, and you will have no problem finding a counter top version if you want to go that route. In the spring, you might even tuck some of the light blue and green flowers like you have pictured to adorn the fixture or try some mini-shades in the soft colors. You have a ton of options. Take your time finding the right ones. I saw your bathroom post -- your home has a lot of charm. I think you are headed in a good direction. Sometimes the things that make a house a home are not the obvious choices. Keep in mind you are talking to someone with three kitchen cabinet finishes, 2 counters, 2 different hardware finishes and 2 different faucet finishes -- and a lot more crystal than she ever imagined liking on one fixture. LOL

I think that is the best combination (the Lourdes and the Eldridge pendants). I do like the one with the shades as I first chose but it may be a little too contemporary for the space and table and I didn't like it with the pendants. The Lourdes and the Eldridge pendants seem to compliment each other without being too match-y and will look great in your pretty home.

The globe pendant I ordered still hasn't arrived - grrr! So no decision yet on the lights but keep looking in case the pendants either don't arrive or are not the right scale/look. I am going to call my contractor next week with the final decision on the hood - husband wants to keep it high, and it isn't bothering me as much as it initially did - but I still think it might look better lower. I think once I get the window treatments up (still yet to decide on!) and lights in I will think all the fretting over the backsplash was silly. I am not one who accepts change (even when initiated by me!) easily - so I think a lot of my hesitation is related to that, just like Oakely mentioned. andria - we went with a microwave drawer under the single oven. I didn't really listen to any of the layout advice from this forum - but I really love the way the kitchen functions.

Put in the one you want to clean grody muck off of on a regular basis. As in every 2 weeks. And plan on how you’re going to reach it to remove each of those crystals to wipe them down individually. An articulating ladder rather than climbing on your island would be the better idea. But its a lot more work.