IMO you can never have too many lights. Just put them on separate circuits.

Use lights for different purposes.

Some times you need the room illuminated and others you need a light to make a midnight snack.

Install now, rather than wishing you had later.

For me, sconces are more of a decoration and most don't provide enough lighting to be task lights ... not counting the newer LED linear sconces used in bathrooms which provide plenty of light, but would not look good in kitchens.

I would do mostly recessed lights and do some pretty sconces on either side of the sink and maybe some at the bar hutch.

I agree...the more can lights and pendants and sconces and chandeliers and ceiling lights and fan lights and under cabinet lights and task lights the better. Am I leaving anything out lol? Make sure they don't all have to be on at the same time. Use dimmable led bulbs and dimmer switches. They make warm or cool led's now. Beautiful kitchen btw.

Not sure anyone ever complained about their kitchen being too bright. If you want to be careful, make sure you have them on different switches (bit not too many!) and/or on dimmers.

The sconces and pendants will be more decorative and provide more ambiance lighting. Recessed lights will be your primary/general light source. I wouldn't use a ceiling fan light as your main light source. The light will always be behind you and cast shadows. Under cabinet lights will be your task lighting, make sure you have these.

Sconce overload. I agree with Chispa, they are more a decorative element. Too much decoration and here it becomes unflatteringly busy, which is antithesis to your selection of cabinet door, trim, tile, and probably appliance style. They would work aesthetically around the sink, as that has only a wainscot tile so it makes sense in the overall scheme. The hood and bar are both too tight, have full tile backsplashes, and flanking lighted cabinets.

The island could do either recessed or pendant, as long as the pendants work well with the sconces and one set doesn't overpower the other set in style or if the color or shape makes them all become a focal point.

Undercabinet lighting is not task lighting, it is accent lighting. It can supplement your primary task lighting, but that is not it's intended purpose.

Thanks for the input! I’m not concerned with having enough light or about too much electrical. There will be both ceiling LED and under-cabinet lights. I’m only worried about overloading on decorative fixtures and competing with other design elements, or missing a key opportunity.

Chispa and 3onthetree, I think you were closest to understanding what I was trying to ask. :) The spacing by the hood is 12" at the narrowest point so there is room for sconces there. Is it too much to have both those and pendants over the island? Or which would you choose? I am undecided on lighting inside the glass cabinets because they are more for useful dishes rather than display. (The rendering is for layout only and does not show any tile, trim, or countertop choices.)

I think the sconces by the range hood would look cramped and out of place. Also, a prime area for grease - seems like you would end up spending a lot of time cleaning them. By the sink would look nice. Wondered if you had considered putting some upper cabinets between the ”pillars” of the hutch area. Maybe make them glass and the side cabinets solid. Would be additional storage and you could put under cabinet lights on them to help with task lighting.

I am not sure that sconces would look good on either side of the hood. Let the tile and the hood stand alone. I also wonder why you need a ceiling fan in the kitchen area at all. Venting for your gas range, yes. For odors, yes. But a decorative fan? No.

As for lighting the insides of your glass fronted cabinets. How often will you turn those on? If the cabinets are for functional vs. decorative dishes, do you want to light them up? Have you explored your interior cabinet lighting options? What kind will you use? Having glass shelves will allow lighting from above shine down through the cabinet. Do you intend to have glass shelving, or strip lighting along the top and sides? See where I am going here?

I would do pendants over the island. Not sure about sconces by the hood. Were you planning on doing the same ones as the bar? Do you have a picture of them? I happen to love lots of lights - the bolder the better. But you have to do what you like the look of.

I like all lighting to be cans throughout the house. Hanging artwork can include light or not depending on the art. And it doesn't need to be suspended over a specific thing. More about where it would be enjoyed most. Sconces, pendants, chandeliers NO. Artwork. Yes. Not as limiting.

Decorative stuff in the kitchen is overrated, IMO. I don't want to spend time cleaning cooking residue off of light fixtures. I would be happy with cans, LEDs under upper cabinets and a pair of easy to clean pendants (no crystals) over the island. If you have a housekeeper then go ahead.

I would say there is always a limit on what is too much.

I would skip lighting the interior of the cabinets

Here:

1. undercabinet lighting

2. recessed lighting

3 fixture over the dining table

4. 2 fixtures over the island.

5. one led undercabinet light hidden it top of hutch

thats it. Otherwise you have a room filled with whozits and whatzits galore.