What is the size of the current condenser? Will the lineset be replaced? What furnace do you have? You don't have a valid quote unless all model numbers of all the equipment are provided. I agree with V. You don't want the AC failing again in another 8 years.

I just went thought this same thing! And I too have low ceilings. I am deciding between the same vintage Picolo light you posted (a bit more industrial) and a drum shade pendant (a bit more traditional). I think the orbit is intended for over an island or penninsula - might be a bit large for over the sink - you'd have to check the measurements. Also, light direction might be an issue for you with the bell jar, which will direct the light upwards as ambiance lighting versus downward for over the sink task lighting. I just went thought all of this which is the only way I know this stuff. Oh the decisions! I feel like lighting can set the tone for the room and offer a bit of a personal style flair so I know what you mean about wanting to make sure you get something a bit different than the regular run of the mill lights. Many of the lighting stores, like lightinguniverse and others offer live chat help. You can give them your measurements, ceiling height, where you want to put it and they will make suggestions. I've found a few nice options there. Also, don't rule out semi-flush mounts - with low ceilings they still hand slightly below and come in styles that you are looking at light the bell jars and such. HTH - good luck!

What you need is a book called wiring simplified from the big box store to familiarize yourself about what I am talking about. With no grounding do not connect the green wire to anything. just roll it up and wrap a piece of tape around it. You only connect the black wire to black and the blue wire to black not the green wire. The white wire to the white wire. Is there insulation on the brown wire? Now to find out if your wiring is grounded. Check your outlets. Are they all grounded outlets or are some 2 prong outlets? If you find 2 prong outlets then your house is not grounded. If you have all grounded outlets pick up an outlet tester at the big box store. They plug into the outlet and have 3 lights on them to tell you if the outlet is wired correctly and has a ground. Plug that into an outlet and you will know for sure if your outlets are grounded. Grounded outlets have a half round hole. for the ground pin.

A floor plan will really help. It will let us see what lights you can see from where. Is your faucet and your hardware both chrome? and your door handles the dark finish. I can't tell if it is antique brass or not? What is your DR chandy - is it brass? You need to figure out, if you are following the article that you posted what category each of the above elements fall into. (the faucet, hardware, etc.) My feeling is that you have already mixed your metals. For example - in the kitchen you have chrome hardware/faucet (step 1). Step 2 would indicate picking a matching metal which you did with the island light and either of the window lights. (I prefer A2 as it adds another element - the white glass shade - into the mix while retaining the metal. Where I am bogging down is in the transition areas between the rooms which is why a floorplan would be helpful. For the foyer/LR I would pick H2 and J1 but that is subject to change depending on the floorplan and how the rooms are connected. Edited to add: Don't forget, unlike a bathroom, a kitchen comes with other metals. What are your appliances, pots/pans, cutlery. What are your plans for your stools - any metal there? In your foyer, LR and GR - does any of the furniture have any metal in them and if so - what type. Are any of your accessories metal. How about your backsplash. This thought and question was triggered while I was just in my kitchen and happened to notice my copper backsplash which is behind and underneath my stainless steel range and vent. My hardware and faucets are brushed nickel while my lights in the eating area and family room are aged bronze. My pendants are a mix of the two and act as a transition. I treated each `area of the house as a separate area. Kitchen/eating area/family room is one area while the DR and LR was treated as a separate area. Because the Kitchen/eating area/family room had a mix of metals I felt comfortable using either of those 2 metals in other rooms. The copper backsplash was my jumping off point for using copper in a variety of accessories throughout the house.. So, 3 metals throughout the house. This post was edited by blfenton on Wed, Nov 5, 14 at 18:30