mmilos Yes, a pendant light isn't appropriate if it's not suspended over a countertop.
For your traditional kitchen, what about some traditional schoolhouse lights? You can get them in a semi-flushmount for your main kitchen area and pendant variety for over the sink or counters.
apple_pie_order What is your motivation for replacing them? More light? Trendier fashion? Getting in the way? Different traditional style or finish? Energy efficiency? Or just tired of them?
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inkwitch It takes an electrician to relocate lights. Consult several, ask how they would do what you want, get several bids. Will they repair the holes they leave in the ceiling where they took out lights? If not, you'll have to consult another craftsman.
It's hard to tell where you might already have ceiling fixtures from the one photo. You may not have to relocate anything, but can't tell.
Go with what you like. Trust yourself. You're the one living with it.
chocoholic66 I like the new version of the track light--monorails with spots. New transformers within the canopies make for easy installation of the low voltage system. You can run the monorail anywhere on the ceiling--and you can bend it or make square corners. Love the versatility.
Carolina Girl I solved this problem in my kitchen by using the bendable track lighting. There was a ceiling fan in the middle of the room and I wanted lighting over my island without having to hire an electrician and patching the middle of the ceiling where the current electrical connection was. You can direct the light wherever you want with this type of lighting.
For your traditional kitchen, what about some traditional schoolhouse lights? You can get them in a semi-flushmount for your main kitchen area and pendant variety for over the sink or counters.
Something like these?
It's hard to tell where you might already have ceiling fixtures from the one photo. You may not have to relocate anything, but can't tell.
Go with what you like. Trust yourself. You're the one living with it.