To my taste I like a lot of lights in the kitchen when I cook but I also like light fixtures that are easy to clean therefore that chandelier would need to go if I was you ,nothing that collects grime for me ! The track lighting is great because you can direct the light where you need it the most , when it comes to the stools …. those that you have chosen are fine but only if whoever sits on them doesn't need to relax and sit back then if that's the case you probably will need to look for stools that have a back to them, all these choices also reflects on the age of the people whole live in your house.

I don't have a lot of love for recessed lights. Meh. I think track lighting is good and offers a lot of flexibility.

A couple things about the lights you like... black shows dust very badly and exposed filament bulbs offer barely any useful light.

When calculating how much general light from the ceiling you need in a kitchen, aim for about 35 lumens per square foot.

Thanks for the input on keeping the track, I feel a little more comfortable about that now. Any suggestions on what track would look good there? Would a stainless steel look good to match the appliances and cabinet handles?

Understand the pendants would be a little dim, but hopefully the track will illuminate enough and the pendants would just be a nice accent feature.

I spend most of my time on the couch and also will have a 2 person breakfast table along the opposite wall by the window, so the bar stools wouldn't be sat in for extended periods of time.

You keep the track itself the same and only change out the fixtures on the existing track. The track itself should match the ceiling.

Keep the track change the bulbs to daylight LEDs 3500-5000-k range. I don’t like the stools at all I think a simple swivel stool like the Onda from DWR would be a better choice in a color.Stay away from Edison bulbs for sure . Check out some MCM lighting there are some pretty cools ones avail

Here's an article with pics of the various types of track. If you can figure out what type you have, you can narrow your search for track heads.

It sounded from your post like you do not have undercabinet lighting. The recessed light seems to be for the sink, so I'd look for track heads for task light for the workhorse counter between the sink and range, and other heads to provide more general illumination.

There actually is undercabinet lighting. I think it's a little harder to see in those pictures. I'll check out your article on the tracks, thanks!