San Francisco Bay Area - Help Needed New Light Fixtures for Kitchen/Breakfast Nook

by Saint James

Help Needed New Light Fixtures for Kitchen/Breakfast Nook

Hi! We are purchasing a home and the sellers are taking all the light fixtures. I need to replace two light fixtures in the kitchen and a chandelier over the adjacent breakfast table. The ceilings are 10 feet. The cabinets look like a maple color with dark hardware. The ceilings are pine. I really like the "Armonk" chandelier from Pottery Barn, but I am not sure what to put in the kitchen that might coordinate with it. Perhaps some lanterns? I also really like the basket weave chandelier from Old world Designs. I also like Hinkley's Rockford Lighting Collection. What do you think would look good?? Please help!

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mmilos I like the Armonk chandelier. The other one is too ornate. That lantern above the sink is hideous...be glad the owners are taking that off your hands. I would choose a simpler pendant for over the sink...perhaps the Pottery Barn Rustic Glass Pendant.

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Judith Taylor Designs I can't see what the kitchen table looks like but the Hinkley piece is a long time favourite of mine. It is so graceful if the proportions work for your space.

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Saint James Thanks for your comments! I really appreciate them! Here is a shot of the basket weave chandelier I was thinking about and the kitchen table space. Keep in mind this is not my furniture. I have a darker wood pedestal table I got from Pier One. Do you think it would look weird to have two of the same pendants hanging in the kitchen? Or should I have a larger fixture in the center and a smaller one over the sink?

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decoenthusiaste I would have a focal chandy hung 36" or less above the table, a smaller similar, but not identical, pendant style one over the island and an LED can light over the sink. Prefer this closed basket weave to the open one, as it has a bit of a contemporary twist to it. I don't care for the lantern styles. In my experience, glass and kitchens are a combo for cleaning nightmares.

Alita Basketweave Lights

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Saint James Thank you! I think you are right. I like your combination suggestion. Now it's just a matter of trying to find what you're talking about. I like the basket weave light you've posted. I was hoping to find something with more of a bronze or darker finish... also, forgot to metion there are two sconces in the breakfast area (not shown), so I'm trying hard to find something that all goes together and doesn't look too "builder standard" Thanks again for everyone's suggestions. I am open to your new light suggestions!! pictures are great too!

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knowyourdecor Depending on where you're located, look for a lighting showroom. They can show you (and order) all the examples you're seeing here and the service and advice is better than trying to do something online or through catalogs and making a costly mistake. Quoizel www.quoizel.com has some pendants and the basket chandelier that would coordinate, so you don't have to be matchy. Much better to treat them as the separate areas that they are.

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Frank Webb's Bath and Lighting Center I like the idea of having different fixtures over the island and the sink, but try to stay away from clear glass shades, they are very trendy right now but they cast horrible shadows and patterns around the room, great for hallways, not so much for kitchens!

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Saint James Ok, so we decided on something different for over the breakfast table - the Laurenza 8 light chandelier from Ballard Designs. But the major dillemma is what to do about the two fixtures in the adjoining kitchen? the breakfast table is right next to the kitchen...any ideas about what might look good?

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FurnitureNYC One of the places in the room where your eyes are turned to is ceiling. Agree if your ceiling has only one light bulb with no plafond - it will be terribly ugly. We have many different pendants and chandeliers
http://www.furniturenyc.net/pendants.html