Thank you for the response Yayagal, curtains longer it will be, I wasn't 100% sure because it's a dinning room and kitchen.
i attached another photo, sorry it's not clear but it's the lighting over the table and the island I would like to change.

Id probably go satin nickel on the lighting, you are pretty open here style wise, post some things you like so we can direct around that.

i was thinking something like this for lighting, putting the triangle light over the table.

hmm ok you can go with the wrought iron look, but I don't think the cage look is the right scale for your table, and right now your pot hanger is pretty high up which is great for the style, and to be out of the way, but hanging pendants there i think would be either in the way or not the same effect as shown above.

Also, both of these current lights have great task lighting and appear to be the main lighting for both rooms. Directional lighting is important for your kitchen space.

I would go a little softer IMO

Thank you for the reply, the main lighting in the kitchen area are pot light in the ceiling, which give off a lit of light. Should I still go with Directional lighting overvthe Island.

yell your island looks pretty dark at night, seems the pot lights are doing a great job of lighting up the counters. How often do you turn on the lights in the potholder?

My phone does not take great photos (maybe it's the fault of the photographer) hehe what. We use the potholder light every evening.
I love your recommendation, you have helped me tremendously. thank you. Should I go with the same lighting over the table? And maybe some blinds with the curtains?

ok, you added the lighting over the table, I love that idea, thank you

its just as important to remember when picking new lighting, its function as well as form. so if you use the pot rack every night you dont want to loose that "working light"

I'm not sold on the curtains in the kitchen, I see the balance you are going for but I also think a kitchen is a different space

This is what happens when you hang your curtains above the window. If you'd put them on the molding, they'd be perfect. But that isn't the style now -- it seems the higher the better but I hate all the horizontal lines -- the ceiling, the curtain rod, the window molding and the window -- seems like too many horizontal lines to me!

Hey Martha, thank you for your input. I am not good at this stuff at all. Im so confused about this area, and have been since we moved in here. I ve tried white blinds on these windows and just didn't pike it, the room felt bare and cold looking...What would you suggest. There is a small 3rd window over the sink in this kitchen. Please excuse the mess.

Thank You RL I think I knkw where Im going with lighting. What woukd you suggest as window treatments?

Btw, that pot rack is worth about 500 dollars so I would post it on a few for sale sites before you take it down.

do us a favor and just take the curtains down in the kitchen and the rod so we can see what it looks like as just a window. I mean unless you need privacy... maybe its best left as a window. also another thought is to fabricate that fabric into a roman shade, or buy a roman shade for that window.

I like t without the curtains, there were no curtains there ever until I messaged you.. We took the blinds down to years ago. We can see in our neighbors house from the small window.

ya, the room feels bigger to me now than it did with the curtains up!

food for thought:

Thank you so much!! What program are ypu using to make the changes? I would like to see what the island would look like white...I appreciate your help..

I just use the paint program on my windows, but lots of paint companies such as ben moore offer where you can upload your own photo and paint the island.