The bulbs used depends very much on what the designer of the fixture had in mind. Those intended primarily for decorative lighting will/ could utilize lower wattage incandescent bulbs. Low voltage mr16 lights could also be used in other cases to provide small bright spots. If the requirement is for task lighting, the items that matter the most are 1. Amount of light output - lumens, candela, ... 2. Spread of light. 3. Light temperature 2700k for warm yellowish light 4. Color rendition. The choice of bulbs is affected by factors such as 1. the base of the bulb for example e26 base, bi pin, etc. 2. Low or line voltage 3. Dimming controls- most cfls are automatically ruled out by default. 4. Form dictated by the fixture. 5. Local energy efficiency mandates. The most common base is the e26 and will continue for quite a while.

Thanks for all of the input!!! It sounds like a pendant may not be in my future. I loved the idea of it but as I was looking at it more, I was worried that there might be too much going on there. I was having second thoughts and wanted to get opinions from all of you. Holly-Kay: we are planning on changing out the chandelier above the table to a bronze finish to tie in with the darker wood and fireplace things. But I see how a pendant above the sink might be too much. Snookums2: we removed the dark screens and it looks much better. I can't wait for everything to get started! I thought about tiling to the ceiling but wasn't sure since our cabs don't go to the ceiling. We are going to add a taller crown but nowhere near ceiling height. That may be the subject of another post. Nosoccermom: great idea about hanging a balloon. I don't have photoshop but maybe I could cut and paste something there and post again. Thanks for the suggestions!

It might have a manufacturer's tag somewhere unviewable, like inside the canopy. I don't know about when different socket types were used (or what is in there) but the style certainly looks correct. Does it have a ground wire running up the chain?

A Google image search goes, via Pinterest, to this blog post, http://www.stylemepretty.com/living/2016/05/03/an-ikea-hack-totally-transforms-this-san-francisco-apartment/ which credits the chandelier to World's Away, the Rowan, in gold (there's also a version in black) http://www.worlds-away.com/rowan-g.html