The standard ceiling pendant cover plate is too small to cover the hole of the recessed lighting. We used a plain white medallion to cover the hole and mounted the standard 4" cover plate that comes with the pendant over the recessed fixture, but I am concerned it does not look right. Another option is to use a conversion kit - recessed light to pendant fitter conversion kit - but the cover plate is a little large at 8 inches round. The first picture shows the two options. The second picture shows the current recessed light. What are your thoughts about painting the fitter cover plate white to match the ceiling? Any suggestions?