Rule of thumb that I often see is: width of chandelier should be equal in inches to the length plus width of room (in feet). Height of chandelier should be 3 inches for every foot of room's height. In your case that would give you a 14 inch wide and 57 inches tall. I doubt you'll find much with dimensions close to that. LOL! I'd probably go quite a bit wider than 14 inches especially since the foyer is open to the great room. Maybe up to 22 inches wide. But you need something to fill up some of that well-like space and give it some definition so definitely look for something that is taller than it is wide. I'd want at least 42 to 44 inches tall and I'd want to be able to hang it so that it is either centered in the foyer window or so that the bottom edge of the chandy is at the same level as the bottom edge of the foyer window. LightingUniverse.com lets you search on both width and height at the same time. It isn't a perfect search because height is sometimes measured from the ceiling to the bottom of the fixture and therefore includes the length of any fixed rod - or even sometimes the length of the chain! - rather than just giving you the dimensions of the "decorative part" of the fixture which is really what you want to focus on. But at least you can eliminate fixtures that are much too wide for your space and narrow down the search for some with a body height which is great enough for your space.

Most of what has been posted, definitely agree with. Esp life events. If you are purchasing materials, supplies, have them on site prior. In previous projects, I went according to others timeline. Being deadline driven, I made decisions because I 'had to' make them by a certain date (be a team player mentality), not because I wanted that particular item. Often I was unhappy before project completed and then the 're-do' thoughts would creep in. This time, I am forcing myself to take a different approach and have been working hard with myself to get over the 'deadline driven' mentality. Although I've already made some decisions I've already regretted, I just try to focus on the overall big picture...I'll be using the kitchen 10 times longer than the downtime. Nothing is worse than stepping into a space daily and regretting a decision that becomes a financial investment to replace. The other thing, listen to your gut. I found out completely by accident that my current heating system (rads) would not play well with toe kick heaters. Listening to my gut, I terminated my relationship with GC I had already given the job to, and had to start that process over. I went out on my own (was never part of project scope since I didn't know) and found a reputable contractor and had the furnace end done prior to demo and will have part 2 done at appropriate time during remodel. Also consider lots of added time for weather delays. With our bitter temps here (and snow), I have not let them cut a hole in roof until temps above freezing. Although we're due to go up to 39 degrees Friday, it's anticipated we'll get 8-12" of snow on Thursday. (Was 5 degrees this am). We sleep above a currently unheated kitchen (2 rads removed) and the hole coming thru our bedroom to go thru a smaller roof, I couldn't handle. Can't find portable heaters locally anywhere). So it has created a lull, and put plumbing inspection on hold. I keep reminding myself...you'll be using kitchen longer than downtime. Meanwhile, tick-tick-tick goes the storage fees. All unanticipated expenses, including the big tick up in heating bill, as heating system overcompensates in other rooms.

Thanks hlove - I think we cross posted. :) I guess overall it is not as obvious that I am going for some whimsy mixed in. Over time, I would love to move towards that - more cottage/whimsy less traditional, old fuddy duddy. :) I thought the butterfly rugs and the bright orange stools were bringing some of that in. I also have this for my tv stand/toy storage in the family room.... (I actually have a differnt rug in there now, more orange, and luckily DS is not in the stage where he didnt like his toys on the shelves!) And these corner cabinets in the kitchen.... (they are now mounted on the wall) My last house was a big old restored house with 5 marble fireplaces and was just a very traditional house. When we downsized and moved to our current house and started a family I was trying to use what I had left from the old house and mix in some cottage/whimsy. Overall I am trying to keep colors somewhat consistent since the rooms are pretty open to each other so the downstairs in blue, green and orange. The upstairs is blue, green and red.

Our prior configuration was a ceiling fan over the dining room table. When we extended we added a ceiling fan to the adjacent den and nearby kitchen. With the whole house fan on and those working next to the windows, we have a lot of air circulation. We even have 2 in the screened in porch on the back of our house. Each bedroom has its own ceiling fan too. We added many more windows to the living spaces and 2 more skylights that open. If there had been any need, I'd definitely have put one in the dr again. You can get a very pretty one with a nice light set. Until we extended and added 2 more fans, we never would have considered taking the fan out in our dr. It was by a large sliding door and helped move the air a lot. I'd choose function over form but also think that many functional pieces can be pretty these days. I adore wearing high heels when dressing up, but can't be bothered with shoes that hurt any more. I make sure to wear pretty ones that also feel good. It is like that. Good design will give you both.