You're only showing us one "boob" light and the fixture over the table. I don't see a chandelier so it's hard to give advice. The fixture you currently have over the table could be moved to where the current "boob" light is. A chandelier more appropriate for a table should be placed over the table, even if you don't use it. Please post more pictures so we can see the whole space.

I know I didn’t post the best photo. Getting a kiddo to bed and posted what I had in my camera roll. I will take another photo tomorrow.
A new light will be placed over the table in the morning room. You can’t see it but there is a ceiling fan in that room. The drum fixture is in the kitchen nook area with no table under it and there will be no table under it.
The other two “boob” lights are in the upstairs hallway which is open to the foyer where the chandelier is.

This is the ceiling fan I’m looking to use in our family room.

LED flush mount recessed cans. I am not sure why you think changing the hall light to a can is not in the budget it is as simple as plobbing in a remodel can for both the areas you have circled in your first photo. otherwise, they make flush mounts that look just like recessed. I would put those in the upper hall, the entryway. I am not sure what the semi-flush light belongs to in the kitchen area but I would think to just convert that to the same style of can light you probably already have in the kitchen.

As to the entry light you need to show us some options that you like for the space.

Thank you for your comment. I’ve been looking at fixtures since I posted and I’m on the same page as you. I found some ultra flush mount fixtures that are the same diameter as the current hallway fixtures (11”) but they are just 1.38” deep vs the current 5.5”. The question is, would I do an all white fixture so it “goes away” or an oil rubbed bronze to tie in with the new ceiling fan? And the semi-flush in the kitchen belongs to nothing. That space is technically breakfast table space but we have chosen (at the recommendation of designers here on Houzz) to use it as an open hallway. The kitchen has standard recessed cans. If we changed the semi-flush to a recessed can would you add more to that space?

In case anyone points it out... yes, all smoke detectors are getting replaced too

Walls will be painted Benjamin Moore Gray Owl. All door hardware is brushed nickel. And all table lamps are oil rubbed bronze.

VALADY,

You have so many posts going at the same time about the same area of your house.

I am “flummoxed”.

I do JudyG because it seems quite hard to get people to respond back to one post as it is, let alone trying at ask a different question in it.

And I’ll add that I’m very grateful that professional designers are on here helping people out. I love the helpful advice I get here. I was just posting a different design dilemma about the same area to get some ideas and maybe a different set of eyes on it. Believe me, I’m tired of looking at this same area of my house too.

Oh wow! Ok, I completely get what you are saying, Design Girl. Since I had a crazy idea and randomly painted the black spindles, I kind of need to stick with that for now. The plan is to replace the flooring (carpet, wood, and steps) a few years down the road and we thought we could do new spindles and railings at that point. And yes, the home is traditional/transitional. And I do like that style. I don't necessarily want to go rustic with my lighting or decor but I would like to inject a little more personality into it. What would you suggest for the large light fixtures? Photo examples?

And the paint color... that's probably one area where JudyG and I are both "flummoxed" with the number of posts throughout the years that I've made. I have had a horrible time choosing a paint color for this home.

You dont need the 11" get a 6'' so it looks like a recessed light.

as to the open space, just make it a recessed light, its not asking for decoration, otherwise it will look as it does now, strangely placed light fixture. I would hang something over where the table is now to draw the eye that way. I would infact see it you can add more cans there to round it out.

all white, no bronze.

I have an electrician coming tomorrow to give me an estimate for recessed lights. I’m sure he’ll have his own ideas but what’s the correct ratio? Is it 1:1? One recessed light : one 2 light-flush mount hall fixture?

I agree that the lonely drum light is oddly placed. We only put it in because there was a pendant light there when we moved in and needed something for the time being that wasn’t hanging. How many more cans would you add to that space? And how would you position them? Would you add any more to the kitchen while we’re at it?
And yes, I will be getting a more appropriate fixture that is hung at the correct height for the morning room table. I’m a little hesitant to replace it with a non-fan fixture because that room does get warm but I know that aesthetically that would kill the room.

The electrician just left and he said exactly what you said RL; imagine that, the professionals actually know what they’re talking about! 😂 He said 6” flushmount LED lights with white trim for the “boob” lights and recessed lights in the kitchen nook area. He suggested 3 cans in the nook area and one additional can in the kitchen area in front of the pantry door.

Should my family room ceiling fan be all white?

I don't see a picture of the room where the ceiling fan in question is going. Can you post that?

Yes the ceiling should be white, and good to hear that I still know what I'm talking about ..sometimes lol.

So I would hang a chandelier where you DO have the table, to draw your eye back to that space and make it seem like that was always the breakfast nook.

Love the look of that chandelier. And I especially love the clean ceiling leading up to it!
We will need a light on the family room ceiling fan, is clear glass the way to go? I was looking at this one...

Hansen Wholesale - this is the family room.

RL - could also help me pick a rug from ruggable.com for under my table?

The recessed lights are in! It’s so much brighter. I’m sure after seeing them at night I’ll be changing them to dimmer switches.
I’m going to be switching out the “boobs” after the painters take them down when painting the ceilings.

No clear glass on the ceiling fan, it's too glary. question of the day is do you ever turn on the ceiling fan?

about the rug, do you plan to hang artwork over the fireplace, and are you adding a coffee table to that room?

What is it you dont like about the current ceiling fan?

Ok, no clear glass. Got it. Sadly, we use all of our ceiling fans. The one fan that I’m willing to possibly let go of is the one over the dining table in the morning room. And that one is on all summer long. But a ceiling fan over a table just doesn’t look right.

The rug I’m looking to use under the dining table. The blah carpet will stay in the family room, for now. Once the rest of the walls are painted (and I possibly repaint the blue fireplace wall I just painted) we will be adding artwork over the fireplace. Once we start looking for a new sofa we will consider adding a coffee table. Right now it’s just one more thing for my 4yo to either break or hurt himself on.

The lights on the current ceiling fan are broken, which is my main reason for replacing it. Everything else about it is fine. I just figured if we were replacing it I would see if there was a better color and design for the space.

Broken? its seems to be lit in the picture. The only reason I say that is becuse that fan is not bad at all imo.

I got a ladder out and tried new lightbulbs in it when that photo was taken. Two of the three new bulbs were burnt out a few hours later. I could maybe get a new light kit for it?

Yes you can, what brand is it ? that light kit is pretty simple to change out.

there are two things that make a bulb burn out, one its a bad batch of bulbs two there is a short or serge to the fan..so I dont like that. It could be even a case of bad wiring, when did this start happening?

Oh I also wanted to ask you to take a closer picture of the dining table/room for the rug.

The fan is a Hunter. The lights have been this way for a couple of years. We thought that it might have been from our kids jumping off the bed in the bedroom above but I spoke with the electrician and he said it could be an issue with the sockets. He said that sometimes the contact plate in the socket can get flattened out in candelabra lights and to try and pry it back up. I haven’t done that yet.

The morning room is being painted in Van Courtland Blue and the family room, nook, kitchen, etc is being painted in Bruton White (I wasn’t loving the Gray Owl I chose earlier). There is a screened porch off the sliding doors so I’m looking for a low pile rug that either hides dirt or cleans easily.

We homeschool so the dining table is used more than just for meals. Which is why I’m hesitant on replacing the fan with a chandelier. I was looking at some fandelier’s, would that be a good option? Or are they not worth the price?

And here’s the porch

Any thoughts on a plain fan with 4 recessed lights in the family room?

He is not wrong, if you take the light bulb out of the fan that is "burnt out" and screw it into a lamp does it work?

OH I just had a thought! ok, so when you take down the fan in the morning room you could swap the light kit from that!? just maybe.. or simply swap the fans out. I know you love your fans but you could always do a wall-mounted one or a nice floor fan!

Two more questions, what size is the table and what size is that room? Im thinking to pull some navy from the sunroom into the rug in the morning room, plus I tink navy would be nice with your table.

I got up on a ladder yesterday and tried to pry to contact plate up in the sockets. I was able to get one of them up but the other one was broken/missing. So it looks like we’ll be getting a light kit at the minimum.

The morning room is 15’4”x 11’8”. The rug we had in there was a 6’x9’. I thought an 8’x10’ would work better so the chairs could stay on the rug but I bought one a couple months ago and it just seemed way too big for the space.
The table is 66"L x 40"W x 30"H
Extended: 84"L x 40"W x 30"H