I've run into this type of advice from lighting specialists, as well. While all the different "flush-mount" lighting available comes in endless varieties, I think the basic concept of it is that you have lots of other decor in any room, and putting a light in that will fade into the background allows other elements to shine. It's really up to you what you prefer. We live in a warm climate so have fans with lights in all our bedrooms, which we really couldn't do without. Using fans for most of the year helps keep our central air conditioning bill down by setting the thermostat a bit lower than we normally would. The lighting situation where I'm getting a lot of advice to do as flat and flush as possible is our kitchen overhead lighting. Places like a foyer, over a dining table, or over an island is where you might typically see more elaborate lighting pieces.

@Aglitter, thanks for your feedback. I've basically made selections for our other rooms - really it's just the bedrooms that I'm having trouble with. The flat LED light fixture in the image looks a little basic, but maybe that's the new style and it will look good in the bedrooms? I'm having trouble finding photos online that give me a better idea of the final outcome.

The alternative for us is to find a more traditional ceiling light fixture for the bedrooms, maybe a "boob" light of some sort. That being said, I don't want to buy something that is going out of style.

How many in each bedroom? What about something semi-flush?

One per bedroom. It would be the center ceiling light in each bedroom.

Since they are so cheap it might be okay to put them in initially. Once the bedrooms have been furnished you can change them out to something better suited for the decor.

Circling back to this - we live in the Pacific NW and ceiling fans aren't very common in bedrooms here. With that in mind, we are seeking a bedroom light fixture for each of our bedrooms that will stand the test of time and be low maintenance. My only concern with the LED fixtures is having to replace them entirely once the LED burns out vs. more conventional fixtures where you can just swap out LED bulbs.

@Drew Geiger You are right on with that thought! Some LED fixtures have to be totally replaced when the bulbs burn out. You'll get years of use from them, but when they go, they're gone.

Well, when they go you might be wanting something different by then anyway... A lot of this may have to do with passing energy efficiency codes for new construction, so putting these in doesn't cost a fortune, you don't have to spend "time" finding ones you like, that comply as well. I am of the thought that if you stick these in, passcode and hate them in three months.. welp not a lot of loss there.

When title 24 first came out in our area we used to stick up the cheapest fixtures to pass code, literally would loan them out on a rental basis, then the homeowner would put up what they really liked, 9/10 they still use LED lamps but they didnt have to pay the huge price tag for integrated ( at the time)