I'm using track lights in my kithen right now. It's a long narrow kitchen and I point the lights in various directions. There are some really nice track lights available these days.

Companies like Tech Lighting also make track that you can hang pendants from--(as well as track heads).

Here is a link that might be useful: Tech Lighting

Thank you for your input! There is sooo much to choose from!

We are using new very small low voltage halogen fixtures in our 30+ year old Lightolier tracks. You can choose from very narrow spots to very wide floods in these little bulbs so you can really customize the kind of lighting you get for different areas. We were thrilled that we could keep the old tracks and update the fixtures and dimmers -- big improvement without gutting and redoing the ceiling and wiring.