The eating area is 10x10 ft. the solid shade does make it appear bulky., I agree. Any other opinions?

It's a very pretty pendant, but I would be afraid there would be too much glare. Kinda like when you're in a restaurant and have one pendant over the table and you're trying to shield your eyes because of the glare. Maybe it's just my eyes getting older!

This pendant takes one 150 w bulb . Would chandelier style be better over the table?

ok..wouldn't go with more than 20' diameter then

Yes, I think chandelier would work better. Can you post a pic of your area with table?

try a "close to ceiling fixture"...10 by 10 is a small area. I would probably stick with recessed lights on a dimmer....but you may have the opening already in the "middle". Keep it non-attention- getting....yet sometimes some style can really make it feel nicer.....look thru catalogues at lighting centers ...there are a ton of "close to ceiling" styles.

If you have recessed lighting, you can do without too much lighting in a 10x10 area.

It's a nice light, but I wouldn't use it as a chandelier alternative.

oh in case of lighting i'd throw the rules to hell and make it as attention getting as i want to:)

I have mostly standard ceilings myself in our new place (not soaring and vaulted and two story like in the now-house), and I got all frightened about how to go about it-never had such low ceilings before in my life...and read a lot about how you shouldn't use this light, that light..less ceilings light...or it will appear lower, and all that jazz...

well you know what...i read and read-and then I put flush mounts and semi flush mounts everywhere I could and pendants and chandeliers where it made sense too( rooms with higher ceilings, over the table, over the sitting area..)

nothing appears lower. actually-appears higher. instead of expanse of standard ceiling above you you have something nice to look at..it brings attention to the light, takes attention away from the ceiling height..instead of figuring out how high it is lol-you just take in the whole space

(to be honest-i played a lot with the paint too..that I did, to take care of the feel..also added a skylight-the house already had 4 skylights, now has 5..that really helps, yes. recessed lighting..great for functional places where you mostly keep your head straight and down..we have it of course but i kept it to bare minimum)

so yes..I'd easily go with chandelier, if it's over the table, chandelier or pretty suspension light..I'd just make sure it's airy, open feel, or maybe more enclosed but then very cozy feel, in such a small space, and not too big..

just to add-the best flush mounts and semi flush mounts, if you decide to go this route, in terms of quality/price-are second hand vintage lights. Because that was the era of low ceilings..and they really thought their light fixtures through then..and quality was so much higher back then too.

not to say there are no amazing close to ceiling lights now..there are, they will just cost more...and the more quality you want them to be (and you want them to be quality-they will be very close to you lol, all the details in your face)-the more you'll pay

but some are really cool, yes. depending on your budget..check Visual Comfort..Jonathan Adler..Ballard Designs..don't forget to check "flash sales" sites such as OneKingsLane..their choice is vast and amazing these days..not cheap but at least they do have a choice. huge sites like Lightology and Lamps Plus are bound to have different styles too.

I can't take a picture but this eating area is adjacent to a peninsula. Recessed lights will be over the peninsula and work zone but no recessed lights in the eating area. U guys are right - I should keep shopping on- line The kitchen cabs are slightly off white with marble - like London sky Quartz countertop. Hardware and faucet are polished nickel . Floors are medium hardwood My table is medium wood and chairs are black hitchcock chairs with gold stenciling . I am thinking maybe I should look for a black chandelier over table and pendant over sink/ window but black is hard to find . I really like a vintage classic look . Anybody have any suggestions? If not ,would oil rubbed bronze bronze lighting look good? I have read that it is ok to mix metal finishes but don't quite know what finish to choose considering the polished nickle hardware and black/ gold chairs . Thank you for your opinions!

I googled the chairs and they look so cool!!

I think ORB will look just fine

you''ll do great if you repeat polished nickel somewhere but it doesn't have to be the light..doesn't even have to be polished nickel))

it can be silver vase or end table or something like this...just something picking the color, and repeating it..even ..I don't know..silver colored embroidery in one of the throw pillows, that's seen from the kitchen?...stuff like that. Here and there..

you need to tie things when mixing metals but you don't have to be very literal about it I think...sometimes hints are enough

I'm here quietly suffering I didn't mix enough metal finishes..at least not in the kitchen:) I wanted to, but price dictated its restrictions..

I like my master bath much more, in this regard, because I took more risks there..yes it was very scary while deciding, but turned out all right. So take your time, but don't worry too much. Things tend to make sense in the end.

I don't have suggestions right this minute but if I'll stumble upon something..I'll post it here?

Thanks for the compliment about my chairs !They have rush - type seats . I have been collecting them for years and love them ! ORB lighting is definitely more prevalent than black so I may end up with ORB . Thanks again for the tips!

I really like it and would go with the 24"

Light fixtures are such a design element and large ones always seem to look better than small ones, IMHO.