oh wow... thanks avesmor, I hadn't really thought of answers to the questions you asked.. .AND I guess I never really paid attention to the fact that there is a bit of distance from the ceiling to the light fixture. The glass block wall is an interior wall. Our entry way is on the other side of that. I can post some pics of the rest of the interior so that you can get an idea of our style. and yes.... we could move the table out, besides, when we add the leaves it stops being centered anyway. I probably shouldn't have said that was an issue. That current fixture uses halogen bulbs and gets very warm after you are seated at the table for an extended period of time. So that's one priority. We also don't want anything that will compete with the pendants, but something that will flow and will compliment them. (we really like them!).

If you post this on the home decorating forum you will probably get lots of helpful suggestions. some of these other forums are not as active....

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Lavender, sometimes the photos take awhile. Photos load as greyed-out. Wait till it changes to a more vibrant color. Then it has populated and you can "submit".