I would do a brushed nickel ceiling fixture and not a chandy because you need lots of light in the kitchen at night.

My kitchen has a huge fluorescent fixture and I recently replaced the 4 lens covers with decorative covers and it looks pretty cool in real life. It softened the light and they come in all kinds of patterns.

Thank you Threed and rd for responding. I worried that a chandy would not put out adequate lighting but I oh so wanted one :) rd, my light fixture is not recessed like yours. I do like your panels though, I haven't seen decorative panels.

You could put up a cool looking track light where the fixture is now.

rdquilter, can I ask where you found your covers? They look great, I'm trying to find something similar.

Thanks

ML

Happyladi, I hadn't even considered track lighting, I will definitely look into those. Thanks

I have always disliked fluorescent fixtures but that's what we had in the kitchen so DH removed it and painted the ceiling but I couldn't find a fixture I liked at the time. So we used a chandy similar to the one in our breakfast room and we find it gives more than enough light. After all there are 5 light bulbs in it which is more than most fixtures have.

I still want a pot rack/light fixture but it's not a pressing need any more as I like the light the chandy gives and don't mind the look. Probably replace it in a few years when we list the house for sale! ;-)

Forgot about your last question - I think the finish should be the same and ideally the style would be also. The chandy we have in the kitchen is a little different style but the same finish. I doubt anyone other than decor fanatics (like those of us on MB's) would notice the difference tho. Since I'm still thinking it's temporary it doesn't bother me at all. I think if I can't find a pot rack/light fixture I like I may buy two chandies the same for the two areas.

I looked at pot rack/light fixtures. I love the look, but not sure how it would look in the middle of my kitchen without an island or pots. I'm still trying to make it okay to get the chandy ( I seldom cook anymore, I don't need much light Ha!) I am curious to see what styles track lighting offers. Thanks for responding

With that high a ceiling I'd do a chandy. Have you looked at the selections at Lampsplus?

If both fixtures are within the same room, I'd probably stay with a similar color and design. You can go with a larger size tho in the kitchen area.

Here is a link that might be useful: Lampsplus

If you have under cabinet (or task) lighting, you can probably get away with using a chandy. When we remodeled our kitchen, I put in recessed lights, but find I don't always use them. My under cabinet lights put off enough light for me to do most of my cooking.

Annz, thank you for the link. I should be able to get ideas from there. Lafonda, I hadn't considered under cabinet lighting. I believe that and a chandy would be the answer that I'm looking for. Thanks to all !

maddielee-I ordered them from http://www.fluorescentgallery.com/
It was a little confusing to navigate the site at first and I didn't realize just how many styles they had.