Unfortunately no good before photos of the space, here’s the best I have (courtesy of the 2014 listing and inspection report)

That should say CEILING light fixture of course. The sconces I’ve already chosen.

How high is the ceiling, and will the door clear the fixture if a chandelier or semi-flush? I like your choices so far. DD2 just did a master bathroom remodel and used brushed brass fixtures. Check West Elm - she bought several fixtures from the website. On sale, great prices. I received a Key Reward Pre-Sale email today. but not sure when sale starts if you are a rewards member (also includes WS, WSH, all PB, Rejuvenation - sister stores).

Yes, there is currently a small chandelier in there (12” or so) - the powder room is right off the entry and the chandelier is the first thing you see when you come in, which got me thinking that maybe I should do something a little more noticeable. Ceilings are a little over 8’. This is actually my first time owning a place with a powder room - all my previous condos had just one bath - and I am ridiculously excited about having a fun space like that!

How about a flush-mount crystal light? Your choices are beautiful.

@trishca thank you! I was actually just looking at something similar at Lamps Plus, it’s such a pretty style.

The Mitzi Sophie coordinates well with your lovely choices. Hard to know if a chandelier would be worth the while without seeing the whole space. What's your budget for the ceiling fixture?

@tartanmeup I will try to take a better picture tomorrow. Granted, everything is mid-remodel and a giant mess right now, but hopefully it will help. I think I’d like to keep it under $300 or so for the ceiling light, so elaborate crystal is unfortunately not an option.

What is your style? How do you want the room to look? Traditional, transitional, modern, contemporary? That will help us help you.

@Design Girl I’d say transitional if I had to pick one.

I think the Sophie one looks very nice. I just was browsing and spotted this one which I think could work nicely as well. Coordinates nicely with your other lovely selections and it's really low $.CAMBRON

@salonva thanks, I have a few similar ones saved as well! Now if only I could decide on which direction to take this, ha.

I like the simple classic vibe of that fixture, salonva.

Allison mentioned West Elm and I had a peek at their site last night. This fixture was on sale for $79 but at $99 today, it's still pretty affordable. I like the sculptural quality to it. Simple yet echoes your mirror's lines. Not sure about the brass finish though. Also, I didn't check to see if it was approved for damp locations. My advice: make sure bulbs are easy to change. I have light fixtures in my house that make us curse any time a bulb burns out. :)

What is the sconce you chose? Is it part of a line that offers a ceiling light as well? If the line is well designed, the different fixtures will harmonize rather than look matchy-matchy. A great way to simplify decision making.

What type of light fixtures do you have in the rest of your home? What about your entry which is near your powder room?

@tartanmeup that is also lovely! I swear lighting is the hardest thing to choose - I like so many different options it's just so hard to narrow things down.

Regarding other light fixtures in the condo it's pretty much a blank slate right now. We are in the middle of a remodel and are taking down every single light fixture that the old owners had. The entry has a recessed light, which I am considering converting to a flush mount. We will have a few modern ceiling fans without lights - in the bedrooms and living room. I'm considering LED light bars for vanity lighting in the full bathrooms.

Here's our floor plan, and also a drum light that I chose to go over our dining table plus the Matthews Fan for the living area.

Oh, and to answer your question the sconces are Mitzi Olivia, which is why I thought the Sophie would be a safe bet.

Recordaras - I love the first 4 photos you posted, and I'm a decorator and a realtor. Gold looks fabulous with navy walls. I love the sconce in the first picture, as well as the mirror and pedestal sink. If you don't have the sink already, (and it's in budget), I would get the sink with three holes for an 8 inch spread faucet. I find that configuration depicts higher end without costing more. I also love the mitzi sophie overhead light. All these work very well together for the transitional look you are going for. I also like the drum light for the dining room very much. The only thing I would rethink is the Matthews fan. It is a VERY modern look that I feel does not jive with your other choices. Otherwise, I think you are on the right track.

A safe bet is often a good bet, especially when getting settled in a new place. Don't overthink this one element. You can always "upgrade" the fixture at a later date, if you choose. I'd go with the Sophie and use the walls for eye candy (art). But that's my take on it. There is no single best way to decorate a room. Agree with Design Girl about the fan.

The dining room fixture is pretty simple compared to your powder room choices. What style is your furniture? Would this work in the DR?

Loft Shade Chandelier

Or this, half the price and brass

Presido Gold Chandelier

recordaras - what a fun project. Congrats on your new place. Lighting is EVERYTHING in my book. You seem to like pretty plain things, which is fine, but not very exciting. Transitional is a combination of traditional lines but done in a more modern style. So, I think you can always go with much more fun in a powder bath. I would decide if you like the gold or black best. Gold is all the rage right now, so I'm loving your powder room picks so far. I would do a ceiling light that is no higher than around 12". You want 7' below any light fixture so people don't hit their heads on it. So watch for that. This bathroom would sing with some wonderful wallpaper. Since you are doing the Van Duesen Blue (one of my favorites) here is a wallpaper you could use above the wainscoting. btw, wainscoting is very traditional? you could just put a chair rail up and paint below it to give the "feel" of wainscoting but less cost and work. That would be an update of a traditional look. I will hunt for some lighting choices for the powder room for you. bbl

This fixture would pair beautifully with this wallpaper and the gold framed mirror and your gold sconces. A bit over your budget on the light. The wallpaper is pricey but you could just do the one wall above chairrail so it wouldn’t take much. I would do a mock up but the last revision if Houzz messed up everything so unable to do at this time.

I would paint the ceiling same color as walls. If you get this wallpaper I would take to SW or BM and have them color match the background color. Hard to see but the tree trunks in the wallpaper are gold! It would be awesome.

Thanks so much for the input!

@Design Girl the sink/faucet is kind of a long story - I was initially going to keep the existing pedestal sink, so I purchased the single hole faucet for it (which I LOVE - Moen Flara), but then I tried cleaning it and it was a disaster (sides sloping downward, so all the water you are trying to use to rinse off the faucet ends up on the floor). So we ordered the new one, and at that point everything was kind of crazy so I defaulted to just getting single hole to match my existing faucet vs having to exchange it. So at this point the single hole version is here to stay, which might not be a bad thing since we have a baby and I hear that kids learning to wash hands do better with a single handle.

Regarding the ceiling fan, I get it, but unfortunately I really, really like the look of this style of ceiling fan, and more traditional designs just do not appeal to me. This specific one has gorgeous real wood blades too - I've been drooling over it literally for years! We do tend to run fans year-round pretty much non-stop, and when they are moving you really don't see too much detail, so hopefully it won't clash too much. We have some more modern/contemporary things going on in the kitchen too.

@tartanmeup that's actually a good point - at this stage I'm about ready to tick as many boxes as possible and not overthink it. Buying this condo was a long time coming (we had the longest closing in the history of real estate I swear - okay, maybe that's an exaggeration, but only a slight one), so I've has months and months and months to mull over these things. Now I'm just ready to get out of this 700 sq ft rental!

@Allison0704 'm actually quite conservative when it comes to decor (aka tend to play it safe), so the PR is the only space where I'm really letting myself follow my heart! The rest of the house is going to be quite a bit more neutral. I absolutely LOVE that second brass chandelier, however I'm actually planning on having black accents throughout the house (curtain rods, picture frames, window sash locks, kitchen cabinet hardware etc.) with brass as a secondary accent thrown in here and there in smaller objects like candle holders, table lamps etc. I wonder if I can find something similar but smaller for our dressing area...

@Flo Mangan thank you! The wainscoting is already in - that was one of my splurges that I had a lot of doubts about, but it already looks just like what I imagined even before being painted. We plan to stay in this condo for a good 10-ish years, so we decided to allow for a few things that make the heart sing. I considered wallpaper too, but ultimately decided that that can be added later - there's already so much going on that I can barely handle it, ha! When we moved into our last condo all we did was get the space painted and do a deep clean, that was quite a bit more simple than today!

Ok. All good additional info. You can do a white framed piece of art on the VDBlue wall for nice accent. Some have used wallpaper for the art and then just matted it and framed it.

Yes, definitely planning to add something framed and matted in white! If I had half a chance of being able to keep it alive I’d also add a white orchid. Unfortunately plants and I do not get along, they wither and die almost immediately under my care.

I love the Horchow lighting fixture Flo suggested!! Very pretty. Flo's design plan is fantastic, as usual. Really depends on your budget for the room, priorities, taste, etc.

Do sconces without a shade or stem. consider a more geometric design and alabaster or glass like this example from Circa Lighing

https://www.circalighting.com/castle-peak-small-bath-sconce-ks2060/

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I love your selections and just about all the suggestions on the thread. I feel your pain at deciding but at least there are so many good options. I really like the mirror; where did you find that?

@lulu bella it’s the Uttermost Duronia mirror - I had my eye on it for a while and yesterday saw that it was on sale at Allmodern.com for $50 less, plus they had sent us a 10% off moving coupon so I pulled the trigger! The pedestal sink is 24” and the mirror is 22”, so that should work fairly well. Hopefully all the golds/brasses match up okay!

Just wanted to mention that the fixture I linked, the Cambron is only for dry so scrap that one!

Your selections really are beautiful I think, and I particularly love the mirror. Although I am much more traditional/transitional I also like the fan you selected.

The fixture Flo suggested is stunning.

Out of curiosity, wouldn’t a powder room count as “dry”, since there is no extra humidity from the shower?.. I always assumed that to be the case.

Also managed to snap a photo of the existing lights - they are 12” in diameter and hang down 21”. I really like how the chandelier is visible from the entry. Apologies for the mid-remodel mess.

I would have thought a powder room was considered a "damp" location.

Any reason you aren't using the existing light if you like it?

You will never get enough humidity in that powder bath to be a problem with any fixture. Do what you want.

The actual fixture is really quite... cheap is the only word that comes to mind. It’s acrylic “crystals” and some kind of very lightweight (tin?) metal. It photographs a lot better than it looks up close unfortunately!

Good to know about the dry/damp bit with lights. learning something new all the time.'

You haven't found a similar tiered fixture in your preferred finish and price range?

hi -- just checking to see if you found your light fixture?

@lulu bella thanks for checking in! I haven’t purchased it yet, but I think I’m going to go with the attached crystal flush mount. It’s fairly heavy, so I decided to take a look at how the existing light is attached and... it was hung using a small rectangle wall box like you’d use for light switches, sigh. Unfortunately I caught this after the ceiling was prepped, but fortunately my electrician is pretty good at being careful with drywall.

I am also absolutely in love with the Van Deusen Blue in Aura Matte. It looks like velvet and I just want to touch the wall! Not a great picture, but here is the progress to date. I can’t wait to actually put the lights and sink in. Move in date is 12/23, so there is an end in sight!

That color is just gorgeous. And, I am sure the light will be wonderful. It's what you did have in mind all along so it's great you found a good one! Please post pix when it's done. You have made beautiful selections.