Can you add a photo with the slanted ceiling from a bit further out to see the whole space? They make fixtures with housings for slope ceilings. Can lights are also an option as long as you have clearance between joists.

Lighting in the kitchen should be provided on multiple levels and should be based on the layout as well as your vaulted ceiling.

Select a fixture that is on a stem or chain so that light reaches the correct level.

no cans, but track is worth considering.

I often use cable lighting with vaulted ceilings to get lighting where it actually belongs but I do need to see the space from further back to see how much of a vault you have.The last pic above shows cable lighting

When you think you have seen it all ... someone shows you a see-through-tray-ceiling-with-a-vault-above!

Was the house more of a mid century design that got turned into a colonial or just a quirky design?

I hate kable lighting, it always sags over time, gets dusty, I would opt for sloped ceiling cans, if not Rail lighting. and or track

IS this area accessible from the attic or is the roof directly above? I would put cans for general lighting then add accent lights over featured areas...

Wow, that was one crazy ceiling! I have to wonder who even came up with that, when a plain slanted ceiling would have been so much better. Glad you are getting rid of the...uniqueness ;)

@ HALLETY & CO, The roof is directly above the ceiling - no attic. We did find some very thin cans that are designed for slanted ceilings, where you can change the angle of the can. I'm just not sure whether to do that, or track lighting, or both.

@chispa The house is just very quirky. You should have see some of the other areas. We knocked out four huge granite columns that were under a weird ceiling with a mirror on the ceiling! (The house is in a great location though :) )

I would do either tiny cans or track lighting, not both. you're going to want to also have other types of lighting -- floor lamps, sconces, pendants, etc. you don't want all of your light pointing down from the ceiling. some of it should be coming from the side, at eye level.

some advice: I also have that type of ceiling. I'm sure you already understand that once the electrical is placed, there's just about no going back w/o major expense. therefore I strongly recommend hiring a lighting designer so you can get it right the first time.

@ILoveMod would you mind showing me how you did the lights on your ceiling?

I want to answer, but for some reason, every time I type up a post, it disappears. I'll try again on monday!

i would not do those thin cans, the built in LED can fail and because of that (know from experience on this one) when you have to replace it in 5 years a lot of the times the color temp is not the same or the style has changed. I ended up with 2 cool colored ones and 3 warm ones I had to play swap all over the house to get rooms to match because the replacement ones did match either...........

Track or rail lighting gives you the option to choose the bulbs and replace at will.

RL Relocation LLC makes a good point-- always choose something that you can swap out the bulb yourself.

Angela Vermeer -- to answer your earlier question: I have two sets of track lights in my kitchen. they don't match (the previous owner put them in), and I don't like the style but I'm waiting until our kitchen reno to replace them. I would rather have tracks that sit flush to the ceiling, but I'm not sure if that's possible with my setup.

what I do like about them is that I can direct the lights to the worksurfaces.

there's also a sconce above the sink and an under-cabinet LED strip above the stove. the kitchen would be too dark w/o them. under cabinet lighting in a kitchen provides the best light for working, while keeping the light out of your eyes!

this is not the most beautiful kitchen. some of the stuff was meant to be temporary until we can get to that reno!

Houzz is making it really difficult to post, so I'm splitting this up. so... in the living / dining room, the ceiling is not wired. all the lamps in here (including the pendants) are plug in. I recently replaced all of the bulbs with HUE, so I can control everything with one wall switch and/or app. I can also control the color temp. it's really neat to be able to have all these preset "daytime" settings and warmer night settings. HUE is expensive, but totally worth it!

the lamps look super bright in this photo, but that's because of my camera. they are really nice IRL.

ILovModm, thank you for the information! Your ceiling looks just like ours :)

ILoveMod You can get the track closer to ceiling.