Back! Our home is like a demolition zone. Hides my lack of time for house keeping lol! About the lighting, there is currently no hardwired light in the downstairs hallway. There once was and it's been long gone and the wiring and hole in the ceiling are still there. For the landing I literally just couldn't bear (? right bear?) looking at the heinous light that was there so it is not even an option. In the upstairs there never was a light and it is very dark especially at night. We stumble around in the dark and use the lighting from the bedrooms to see at night. Since the electrician was fixing certain issues we decided to have him just add a line for an upstairs fixture. Our wiring is primarily still knob and tube which he said is in remarkable condition but the PO was a wannabe electrician and there's a lot of crazy crap going on. ie: fire hazards. As far as crystals bouncing weird light, that already happens w/ the leaded glass doors in the downstairs hall. It's actually one of the reasons I love my walls white in there - there are always little rainbows dancing on the walls. The stained glass window casts odd light anyways. The entire center looks clear but it is actually pink, casting a lovely pink glow everywhere. That means it was impossible to pick a color to paint the walls because it always took on the pink cast. Anyhoo - I signed off on the addition of an upstairs light today and I like this one. Not wild about the shiny base but I can fix that and am open to doing that. The upstairs hallway is white walls, white trim & 1 large wall sized mirror in a gold frame and small gold framed scenic lithographs. Could something like this on a larger scale work downstairs? Seems to share some of the similar features like the milk glass/ alabaster shade as some of those suggested. The back wall of the downstairs hallway is the first thing that you see when you open the French doors and walk in the house. I have this very large canvas to go on that wall when the dust settles inside. It takes up almost the entire wall: Or do you think the 1st one would look better downstairs? There is no other artwork or anything else in the entry hall. I love the mix of old and new so I purposely decided to play up the mix by only using black and white photos in gallery frames in the downstairs. I was hoping that may open up my lighting options to being able to be a bit more eclectic if desired. I really need to look at Rejuvenation. I used to get their catalogs. No mntredux, you do not have to paint dark wood. I'm so glad that I always refrained from doing so downstairs. One of my most favorite homes was that of Tricia Foley's NYC Brownstone. All of that dark wood paired w/ her signature white, light and simple décor was breathtaking. Beverly27, Thank you for posting those lights and letting me know where you got the pics. I've spent so much time on the Lowes & HD websites but I just get so overwhelmed w/ all of the choices! You gave me good direction there - thank you! My downstairs hall ceilings are painted black. Instead of trying to make my entry hall seem wider w/ paint, I decided to play up how narrow it is. I absolutely positively love my black ceilings and have for several yrs! I just bought 2 exterior lights there today for our front porch which should soon be done. I was just told that my porch column bases were finished and are ready to be picked up by the contractor.

I don't like recessed cans either and Enduring, I adore your fixture! I also love Greta's chandeliers. I would do the same if I didn't think my 8' ceilings are too low for a semi-flush and I didn't have part of a skylight shaft taking up the center of the ceiling. Uplight is definitely of the essence, no matter what, for aesthetics and for aging or sensitive eyes. I'd say where you put your chandelier will depend on the height, how wide an area it will light up and if it's just for ambient light or also for task lighting over your island - and how much light you think you need there. (I wonder if you can - safely! - temporarily hook a plug and an extension cord onto it and hold it up in the various positions?) I'm also working on (agonizing over)my plan right now - great advice from everybody! Trying to avoid shadows and glare. I'm thinking dimmable LED lighting under cabinets, something above the cabinets to wash the ceiling and some kind of down light over the sink and possibly over the end of the peninsula-to-be (eventually - right now it's a counter with a cutout). For me the burning questions are: LED or T4 fluorescent to wash the ceiling? Does it have to be dimmable? Fluorescent is cheaper, but not dimmable. Will I miss the overall diffused brightness of fluorescent (and the new color rendition is better) or is it worth paying extra for the gentleness of the LED and use the downlighting to fill in where it doesn't quite reach? I still don't want to do six cans, plus LED above and below...

I love the look of the glass pendants, but when I went to the store all of the pendants were dusty or the glass was cloudy. Which made me think of how often I would have to wash these pendants since we do a fair amount of cooking. I did find another pendant, which is not see through but does incorporate the chrome look. Once they are in I will need to figure out if they will all be at the same height or if the middle one will be higher. Thanks to all and I will send pictures once they are in.

Hi! I am hanging 2 of the Feiss baskin pendants over my kitchen island. The kitchen is open to the breakfast nook area. I’m looking for suggestions as to what I should hang over the kitchen table? Would need similar light bulb. My table is 49x64. Not sure if I should go linear or round. Or what would match best with the baskin pendant. See photos of it below. Thanks!