We remodeling an older (1951) condo with a small kitchen and small dining room which is an L off the living room. We are removing part of a wall to make an eat-in kitchen/dining area and provide more natural light to the kitchen. The ceiling height is just over 8 ft. This is a retirement condo and we want to have as much light as possible when needed. We are planning to have undercabinet lights, plus the wafer ceiling lights and two flush mount fixtures for times when we need extra light (in case we need to do open heart surgery on the dining table.) All lights will be 3000 K 90 CRI. Because of the placement of furniture things are getting a little off center and the placement of the lights is driving me nuts. I want a nice well lit but cozy area for meals but also enough light to do crafts and projects at the table when needed.

Questions I need help with:

1) Should I do more wafer lights and no light fixtures? The dining table will not be centered on the window because I need the large piece of furniture on against the only to provide kitchen storage so I can't use a pendent light or any large "statement" fixture" but I have selected close to the ceiling flush mounts and plan to have it centered on the dining table. A matching one will be in the kitchen area. (18 inch square, 2400 lumens, 3000 K, 90 CRI) The will be on separate circuits and on dimmers. From a design standpoint, how odd is it going to look with the ceiling fixtures no centered on the window?

2) Please comment and critique my placement of the wafer lights (6 inch, 1100 lumens, 3000 K, 90 CRI). The ceilings are just over 8 feet and I'd like to have a nice even distribution of light with no dark corners.) The kitchen and dining room lights will be on separate circuits and on dimmers.

All comments and help are appreciated.