I think the lantern will have more "mass" than a chandelier because you can define the shape of it quite easily in a visual sense. I would definitely not go with the 30x30. A chandelier can carry a 30" diameter in a smaller space because there is a lot of negative space or airspace around the parts that are Not 30" if you know what I mean. The lantern defines a relatively solid object. I would probably hang it lower than the chandelier pictured, as well, depending on the headroom.

Thank you lizbeth and k9arlene for your thoughts. @lizbeth: I appreciate your kind words on the house. Thanks for your vote on the railings, and for helping me once again on my home. I see that the darker stair railings do draw your eye to the door more. DH has mocked it up as a brown to match the door. In real life, we won't likely get a brown that matches the door as well as the mock-up shows. The metal railings only come in so many colours. The door is a stained door, and the man door is painted metal. We can paint the man door brown, but it won't look the same as the main door. I will ask DH to mock-up the darker door to see. As per having the picket railings on both sides of the steps, I don't believe there is a safety issue (please let me know if I am missing the safety concerns). There is a full wall on the left side (left as you up steps) so the pickets are not needed for safety. However, they may look better if the two sides are symmetrical. @k9arlene: Thanks for your question. If we did a different kind of deck railing it would block the gable window and gable door. The glass railings, while not allowing privacy as you stated, prevent the house behind from being screened. Our build has been long. At one point, we had a gable roof on the garage (not the flat roof that we have now). Sadly, we had to tear down the newly framed gable roof as it blocked the window/door behind and did not look right (too tall of a garage in your face). Carol

For the chandelier. You didn't mention budget and these represent a range, so I included the prices below. Some of them are definitely out of my comfort zone. http://www.lampsplus.com/products/et2-concentric-27-inch-wide-bronze-led-pendant-light__9m958.html $1298 http://www.lampsplus.com/products/maxim-pinnacle-26-inch-wide-bronze-led-chandelier__8x259.html $1198 http://www.lampsplus.com/products/jonathan-adler-milano-28-inch-bronze-chandelier__8w828.html $1035 http://www.lampsplus.com/products/jonathan-adler-rio-27-inch-wide-patina-bronze-chandelier__6p439.html $2618 http://www.lampsplus.com/products/varaluz-carson-30-inch-wide-coffee-bronze-6-light-pendant__21n75.html $799 http://www.lampsplus.com/products/minka-harvard-court-collection-6-light-chandelier__n7187.html $300 http://www.lampsplus.com/products/halo-27-inch-wide-bronze-2700k-led-ring-pendant-light__13j95.html $1694 http://www.lampsplus.com/products/george-kovacs-light-rain-collection-24-inch-wide-chandelier__r9856.html $388 http://www.lampsplus.com/products/hinkley-blakely-16-and-one-half-inch-wide-buckeye-bronze-pendant-light__6k284.html $419 http://www.lampsplus.com/products/savoy-house-windsung-bronze-4-light-foyer-pendant__1c301.html $458

We are currently building a new home with 24 ft ceilings in the kitchen, it has been so hard to find lights that are long enough without splicing the wires for extra length. Take a look at Feiss brand fixtures, most come with 180" cord and you can buy the proper chain length from any lighting store if needed. AllModern is a site that has a search by hanging length which is great as well. I have read that the ideal width will be the dimensions of the room added together, example a 15 x 15 room would be best fit with a 30" wide fixture. There are other theories on this as well but this is the simplest.