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Need kitchen lighting fixture advice plus placement.

7 years ago
Getting ready for kitchen facelift. This is a before pic so ignore the terrible red paint! I want to replace this ceiling fan with something else. I wonder why it’s not centered and so far over to one side? Does that need changed? Can you recommend a style of fixture that would look good with my new choices below that are being installed? I am including one that I like but I don’t know if it would look good there. Our style is rustic. Thanks for advice!

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  • PRO
    7 years ago
    last modified: 7 years ago

    What are the samples in the top picture for? FYI they do not work together if those are your new choices.As for the light I never like chandeleirs that light the ceiling, ceiling fans never belong in DRs or kitchens so good choice to replace that one and of course have it centered. I like the stools and the faucet but I will comment those stools being moved all the time will ruin your floor. Swivel stools IMO are a must with wood floors.

  • 7 years ago

    I did order stools but they are returnable. They are not in yet. That is the only thing I have ordered so far!

  • 7 years ago

    As far as the top pic, I am looking at that copper sink only it will go with the granite and stone below it.

  • 7 years ago
    last modified: 7 years ago

    I would eliminate the tumbled stone. the tones are all wrong with the other elements

  • 7 years ago

    Well darn. It goes great with the Black Pearl Leathered granite and has brown in it - which I thought it would be enough brown to add the copper sink?

  • 7 years ago

    The copper sink has orange undertones, and the tumbled stone looks like it has pink undertones. The fact that they also have brown in common doesn't change the fact that the pink and orange clash. I agree with the other poster that they don't work together. Lots of other backsplashes will look great with leathered black pearl AND the copper sink.


    You might be able to find an aftermarket solution for the pointy metal feet on the stools, if you love them an don't want to return them.

  • 7 years ago

    Sorry, I got off track from your original question. I think the fixture you posted works well with your other elements. As to placement, definitely center it over the table. Unless you build a custom home, every house will have "what were they thinking?" elements (and if you build a custom home, you will probably still say "what were WE thinking?" about something). Moving the fixture should be an easy fix, but if there is some structural reason (like a beam) that the light box can't be placed where you want it, there are still ways to center a fixture (such as swagging).

  • 7 years ago

    Photos of color tones may be misleading, so don't panic, but do double-check. (We can really only judge finishes that are all in the same photo, so lighting doesn't distort colors.)


    I like your chosen fixture. Have an electrician center it over the table and hang it so the bottom is about 30 inches off the table. Enjoy!

  • 7 years ago

    Thank you all! I was told the copper sink is a lot darker in person without the studio lighting... hmmm.. I really want the copper sink. I do have another tile I am looking at that definitely has copper in it. I just don't know if I like the actual look of it. :( Pics below.

  • 7 years ago
    Sink should look like this only mine will be hammered.
  • 7 years ago
    I could go to this tile which probably matches but I just don’t know if I like it. The bottom pic is not my kitchen but a photo of someone using that tile.
  • 7 years ago
    last modified: 7 years ago

    You are wasting a bunch of money on not great cabinets and a terrible layout. You need to put all of this on pause until you figure out how to fix that first. It's the equivalent of putting 20K worth of rims on a 2K car. Plus, you're not dealing with the lighting, or ventilation, or anything that makes the kitchen pleasant and easy to work in. You are in a hurry to make a bunch of expensive mistakes.

  • 7 years ago

    But I'm right around 5K for everything...

  • 7 years ago

    Cabinets are not changing.

  • 7 years ago
    last modified: 7 years ago

    Materials cost may be 5K, but labor should that much or more as well. Or you're dealing with incompetents. And you're not really making any significant visual changes from the dark counters and old look that you have already, with all the counter space in the WRONG spot.

    Then there is the matter of those old builder cabinets. If they aren't changing? Keep what you have. Change the drop in sink and faucet DIY, and call it good until you can address the very real functional issues. Create a kitchen that the materials are roughly the same quality level. Like it is now. You aren't making it better or adding value with your plans.