Hey melrogirl, It depends, I think, if you want the new pendant lights to be the focal point of the kitchen or not. If you do want these new lights to be the focal point, then have them not be brushed nickel but the Tiffany style or the red colour. If you want some other part of the kitchen to be the focal point, keep with the brushed nickle style. In our kitchen we want the flooring (dark hardwood) and the counter top (quartz) to be the focal point, so we have light cabinets and all hardward (faucets, cabinet handles, etc.) and non-recessed lighting (i.e. pendants) are of the brushed nickel (actually, come to think of it our kitchen sounds a little like yours, except we have no red). And, the cabinet handles are thin so they blend in and do not draw visual attention away from the countertop and flooring. Heck, even the kitchen sink matches the off-white cabinets to it does not attract attention (reminds me of a kitchen sink joke :-) ) The eye will gravitate to contrasts. Its a question of what you want the eye to gravitate to. I've included a link below to one of the articles on our blog about our recent kitchen makeover experiences, including pictures of our kitchen, which may help. Dan Here is a link that might be useful: Kitchen Remodeling - Colour Coordination Critical

Hi plevels, In addition to hand-building copper lantern, pendants, and iron chandeliers, Bevolo also sells some vintage/new lighting pieces. We also offer a complementary design service and can scale out the proper size fixtures for your rooms, based on your ceiling height/table dimensions. Let us know if we can help you at all. Happy decorating! -Lindsey @ Bevolo Dome pendant: Athena Pendant:

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If you did go pendant, i would do 2 small not one large. https://www.lightinthebox.com/en/p/vintage-pendant-lights-industrial-1-light-metal-dining-room-hallway-kitchen-cafe-bars-lighting_p6021054.html?category_id=94358&prm=1.2.1.1 https://www.lightyourhome.com/product/avery-industrial-mini-pendant-1lt-2/ https://www.lightsonline.com/millennium-lighting-5380-rbz-neo-industrial-mini-pendant-in-rubbed-bronze I like this one for 2 reasons THE PRICE and that it can actually give you working light with a nondecorative bulb.