Agree with Ron. I would suggest looking at the thin LED downlights available;:

https://www.1000bulbs.com/product/218255/LITH-0725.html

An electrician should be able to snake wire up along the backside of the drywall from below making minimal holes to patch.

I'd look at a light trough installed at the bottom of your clerestory wall. It would provide uplighting that would bounce off your ceiling.

Trough lighting should be easier and would fit into the lighting design premise to aim for 3 levels of lighting in each room. I would still want some sort of downlighting included in the design.

Thank you for the suggestions. I was thinking that track or linear lighting would be the best option. Something like this: Other suggestions welcome. https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B0811ZF39R/ref=ox_sc_act_title_6?smid=A24YTWXXZVIWWC&psc=1

You can do track or even cable lighting if that's your thing. Pendants over islands or peninsulas are pretty common. I'd just space out surface fixtures, however. I don't know what you're intending for cabinetry, but you can both have task lighting mounted under the cabinets and if your cabinets don't rise to the ceiling, don't neglect the idea of putting some lights above them to wash the ceiling and provide some general fill.

Thank you again, for the suggestions. Though I like pendants, I am trying to keep the hanging lights at a minimum, given that there will be a ceiling fan and hanging pendant over the table. Trying to keep things as clutter free as possible.

This home was built in 1985, post and beam.

We have a pitched roof in our kitchen and our electricians wired for very low profile lights in our ceiling. They sit flush against the ceiling.

Flush mount lights won't work, they will be aimed wrong. on the deeper slope where there may be more room, use sloped ceiling cans. on the tall part where you may only be able to get wires but no depth, track or rail lighting.

You have a much deeper pitch than above picture.

You don't want to put can lights in a cathedral ceiling in a cold climate. You could end up with ice dams and/or condensation problems.

We used these that have a gimble https://www.homedepot.com/p/HALO-HLA-4-in-Color-Selectable-2700K-5000K-Canless-Recessed-Wide-Beam-Adjustable-Gimbal-Trim-Integrated-LED-Kit-HLA406VWFL9FS1EMWR/309861271

What about track lights?

Of course there is no power source way up on the high ceiling.

@michelle, I’ll ask electrician if those are possible. All options are on the table, tracks included!

you have two power sources on the ceiling, I would opt for a rail kit over track, it will be better looking and blend away as well as being more stylish.

I consider rails to be a type of track, except that they can be suspended. I have tracks attached to the ceiling in several rooms, but in my kitchen, i have rails which hang from the ceiling beams and get their power from their ends (no power in my ceiling beams!).

@ RL, thank you so much for the visual. I need to place a fan where you have the first track. @mtv, I am also looking at rails.. Do you have a pic to share.

Also, how would tracks, ceiling fan and pendant light (over the dining table) all look? Don’t want the whole ceiling space being too cluttered. Lol

Take a look at the rail lighting systems by Tech: http://www.techlighting.com/Products/Hardware/Monorail

The rails I used were by WAC but I can't find any descriptions of what I have. They are low voltage, so there has to be a transformer in the system.

Why do you need a fan? just curious. but if you do put I would see about centering it in the room. otherwis is goes on a downrod which would put it close to that window wall ...hmmm

Hi RL, the fan will be relocated from its current position (close to the upper windows) to the dangling wires. So it will be centered. We are in Canada, so it will be useful in the winter. Yes to downrod.

We have a vaulted ceiling in our master bedroom and I'm deliberating between recessed downlights or the Tech Lighting Bolts (the thought being with the Bolts, I could light the ceiling and have reflected light back into the room). The intent is to light the perimeter, not have focused downlights for tasks. Anyone done this before? https://www.build.com/tech-lighting-700mpblt06/s1619369?uid=3847558#overview