I think I have the task lighting in kitchen correct. I put a lot of thought into the small lights and their location. So the vented light is meant to be a statement piece (and lighting for the potential island.
Oh, I really do not like that flush mount drum at all. But to each his own.
I really like @thumper1 's H’s advice on lighting. If I were going to have an island there I would probably want something like halogen drop lights, not a chandelier to collect grease and dust.
But isn’t it a major factor that the DR and kitchen chandeliers will be visible at the same time? I think they have to at the very least harmonize strongly.
I really like @Marilyn #2 posini. It looks less fussy and the metal should match the stainless. It’s not too blingy to detract from the gorgeous kitchen.
Thinking on what @Consolation said and the number of chandeliers, wouldn’t all three (LR, DR, kitchen) be visible from the front entry? Perhaps some sleek and minimalistic pendants could provide potential island lighting yet avoid a chandelier “overstatement” or distracting from the dramatic kitchen ceiling and beam.
The living room and dining room lights are visible from entry. The kitchen chandelier is not visible until you walk into the kitchen because dining room ceiling is low
I like the LR chandelier. It is a fun and interesting, but not too interesting, updated addition to the traditional room. I think anything with candles would look too New England colonial.
The kitchen looks spectacular with the appliances!
The LR chandelier is a smart choice. Its size and two-tiered structure work for the space and will provide ample illumination. It avoids the too-colonial, too-contemporary, too cookie-cutter and too-frou-frou pitfalls, while imparting a fairly high-end feel.
I would stick with black or ORB finishes for the lighting in this project. Many of the fixtures suggested, though attractive, don’t work in this house IMO. For other fixtures (bath, kitchen and so on), I’d also consider polished chrome and maybe soft brushed gold. I don’t see brushed nickel in this house at all.
I would urge you to abandon the portable kitchen island and redirect that bit of the budget to upgrading lighting fixtures. Some of the more straightforward Restoration Hardware fixtures (black frame, simple candle design) are stunning and fitting for this house. Portable kitchen islands seem gimmicky and not functional to me, and would have a negative impact on my assessment of the kitchen and its value.
I thought you said the kitchen ceiling was high! How high is the kitchen ceiling where you plan to put this light?
The kitchen ceiling is very high. But, you don’t see the vaulting of the kitchen until you get very close to the kitchen because the dining room ceiling is the original coved a big versalam beam drop above where the sink area is.
In the picture of the master bedroom that shows where the swing arm reading lights are going to go (the one labeled “master bedroom primed”), it appears that the holes for where the lights are going to be mounted are not level with each other - one looks much closer to the ceiling than the other.
Is this an illusion due to the angle of the picture? Is this intentional?
It looks weird to my eye.
Yes, you are correct that they look off kilter. However it is an optical illusion because the ceiling is sloping up to the left and it appears like the left one is too low compared to the right one. I had the same problem with the exterior lights out on the deck. Standing down on the living deck looking up they look horribly off. But then when you stand on the top deck they are even. It is because the ceiling is sloping to a central vault.
But, thanks for seeing that. I will go upstairs today anf measure those boxes to make sure they are even from the floor
Speaking of kitchen lights, this is what is popular nowadays:
https://www.yahoo.com/style/6-stylish-hanging-pendant-lights-223000486.html
I swear I have seen every single one of these lights in the homes we looked at.
Ok, with that information my brain can process that picture correctly, and everything now looks fine. Thanks!
I would suggest staging the kitchen with a work table instead of an island, and having some kind of pendant over it, but a pendant that is on the high side–at least 7 feet above the floor–and casts a broader light, without downward shadows. I think a big, blingy chandelier is completely out of place in this kitchen.
How about something like this that can be raised or lowered at will? One of the commenters says they use it either lower to illuminate island, or higher to illuminate whole kitchen. There are a number of similar items.
I like the living room fixture. It appears to me to be similar in style and metal finish to a lot of what I see in Santa Barbara. I would give up n the island. It isn’t going to make or break the sale and you still have lighting to buy.
The appliances are beautiful. With that view I think the house is going to look stunning. It already does. I wouldn’t worry about landscaping much as with the drought I don’t people are going to expect a lot of planting. My friend looked at a new track of houses going in up in the Santa Ynez valley and she said they are selling with no landscaping at all.
Saw this arabesque picture frame today and thought of cb’s flip!
The kitchen will look much larger and more spectacular without a distracting island in it. I agree with the others NOT to bother with an island. I’d get a very simple light for the kitchen and I think the living room one looks just fine.
How about this lighting fixture for the kitchen?
Just measured the holes for bedroom swing arm reading lights. The bottom of each hole is exactly 70 1/2" off floor. Thank goodness…optical illusion. I hate when we have to cut drywall, move lights and then try to perfectly patch, tape, mud, texture and repaint the holes!!
My agent is stopping by this afternoon to look at living room light. From the photo she said “We can do better than that”
Hopefully, she will bring suggestions if she thinks she can help find you a better living room light.