The future will tell if the light is enough, but I would lower it to about 8 to 10 inches from the top of the plants. Ron

Tongue and groove ceiling is beautiful and good for you for not ruining it with canned lighting. My family's house was built in the late 1800's (about 4000 sq. ft. including additions over the years). Lots of natural light. NO recessed lighting was ever added in order to preserve the beautiful, pre-war architecture. The house is well lit with lamps, chandeliers, and old hanging fixtures. (ceilings are 9'6"). Undercabinet lighting was added in the kitchen. Obviously, you don't see it, but provides enough light for a large kitchen, PERFECT. We are currently building a fairly large, custom home. I told my architect several months ago that I wanted NO recessed lighting in the house, ANYWHERE. To help with lighting, i've added extra windows, hanging fixtures where necessary, sconces and undercabinet lighting in the kitchen for "task lighting". However, i am adding a lot of tongue and groove paneling (including ceiling) and i think recessed lighting is very distracting (even including recessed lighting in high end homes). Well placed fixtures and lamps where necessary seem to be enough lighting for me.

Is this perhaps a two bulb florescent fixture? Start by killing the electric to the fixture. Remove the plastic cover and the bulbs. There is a raised section in the middle that can be removed by compressing each end. This will expose the wiring and how the fixture is held up. There is probably a togle screw on each end. Disconnect the wiring and unscrew the togle screws to remove the fixture. there should be a wiring box in the ceiling. This will expose the entire situation so you can deciide what to do next. Where the electrical box is located, you can remove the box and use that location to mount a can and patch the ceiling where the togle screws were located. This is a lot of spectulation without seeing the situation.

Here's my current plan: http://imgur.com/QpbpYql 1. Not sure if I need a recessed light over the fridge/cabinet? If only for the sake of having every cabinet lit up the same? 2. Do I need a light over the hood? Or not because it has it's own light? This is the style: http://imgur.com/eg4DgjE 3. Over the sink, would recessed lights work ok? Should I put three so there's one centered over the sink, or is two lights on either edge ok? Or is a pendant light better? I'm just worried it'll get in the way or interfere with the look of the window. 4. Do I have enough recessed lights, should they be centered with the wall cabinets to light them up evenly? How many watts/lumens should I get per bulb with this amount of lights? 5. Is 3000K 90CRI a good choice of bulb? Thanks!