Hi again! My island is 51" wide and 62" deep - the granite was actually just installed last night so now you can really see the lighting scenario! I think it would support only ONE of the basket weave pendants posted b/c that is 23" in diameter so I'd hang it really in the center. I think it could support two pendants of a traditional kind if they were between 10 and 20" in diameter, you know? I feel like I'm fighting the industrial pendant trend - and it's not because I don't like how it looks! It's just that everyone puts them in and they all look the same and in three years, something else will be the "everyone" option, you know? Can't decide now if the basketweave up there will bring in the pretty coloring and balance the granite, adding interest up in the air, OR detract. What do you think?

Thanks for all the nice responses! I'll try to answer all the questions: Trailrunner - we are in Franklin, TN - also in the historic district (which is why we didn't want to change the window in the kitchen). There's a little detached garage that you might see in some of the photos. The lot isn't that big - but we are on a corner -- it's only about 100' x 140'. But, I love to garden and we have 2 litttle girls (2 and 4 years old), so it's just as well that we don't have a bigger lot. Laxsupermom -- the green color is Sherwin Williams Five Needled Pines. I was super lucky -- I had a sample of the tiles and took it to Sherwin Williams -- I just picked up one of the sample cards and it was an exact match for our tile. I just love the color! Here's a picture of the window box from the outside -- I bought a PVC (I think) one off of the internet. I've been very happy with it so far -- no painting, no cracking, and it's fairly lightweight. I don't know if you can tell, but it rests right on the little lip of the trim around the window. Bill - I added some close-ups of the window to this album. Let me know if you need more info or pictures. good luck! Blog Farmhousebound -- I bought the subway tiles at Expo Design. I can't put my hands on it right now - and frankly can't believe I don't have it memorized - but it was the only subway tile that they had with a crackle finish in a green. They had a darker green and this lighter green. Feel free to e-mail back if you can't find it and I'll dig out my file. It was from Spain, I remember that - and a special order, but it only took about 2 weeks to get in. Amberly -- I'm so glad you saw my post! See the pics in the album that I linked to for Bill above. Let me know if you need more info. Re: the soapstone, I was such a novice! I went with my kitchen designer to the granite place very early on in the process. My designer had never used or seen soapstone before and was a little leery, but I was determined. We looked at some pieces and wet them down and she changed her mind about soapstone. Well, I didnt' realize that I picked my slab that day! Months later when we were getting close and I was reading all the posts about what kind of soapstone, I realized that I had no idea what I was getting, and didn't even remember mine. Luckily, I just love it - great veining and nice dark color.

Thanks so much for taking time out to help and for reading such a wordy post! I'll try to get a photo posted. This is a 2 story dutch colonial house. This is a supplied air duct that is metal and is 10 inches in height. It ENDS in the shared wall to the dining room! The register in the kitchen in centered over the window which is over the sink base. I believe this is attic space above both rooms and I think I can read your mind already if you are thinking about relocating the duct? Don't know if DH is up to that project! I've thought about using 12 inch wide accent cabinets on left and right wall ending with a faux door in the corner. The reason being that dust is a huge problem and I don't want to leave top of cabinets bare to ceiling. The other option is to go with bead board with crown molding? But still leaves the issue with building a decorative framing around the duct and maybe using a trio type pendant lights that come mounted on a ceiling plate to mount underneath the duct framework. This stupid duct is an issue in the living room where it ends center of wall! What a joke! Thanks!

I really don't know what "old world" even means-- whatever it is-- I'm just trying to figure out how to make my house look nice with the textured walls it has. The current owners have done nothing to make it look stylish, and my eye for design is weak. Nearly everything I can find online has smooth walls, and Pinterest shows beautiful homes that aren't so realistic. There must be a way to keep the walls is and still have the place look modern* *not modern like farmhouse vibe, but just that the house looks updated and fresh instead of what it currently looks like.