Lighting Decisions & Dilemmas

When nosotros started out on this journey, I recollect maxim to Mike - I don't know why people accept such a difficult fourth dimension picking things out for their home, I already know every unmarried affair I would pick.  Now I larn it.  It is non only picking out i or 2 things, it is that y'all accept to select therefore many things at once... together with every determination effects the other.  While I create for the most purpose know what I'm going for, in that place are areas that campaign me to instant gauge myself.  One of those areas is lighting.  I'll walk y'all through each expanse of the identify together with allow y'all know my dilemma.  As always, I dear hearing your thoughts together with insights - every bit most of y'all seem to accept already been through this or only accept bully sense of savor ; )

Kitchen & Dining Lanterns :

I accept ever envisioned keeping this large "Concord" brass lantern from Cape Cod Lighting over our tabular array (pictured here, which volition move, but laid upwards volition last similar... tabular array a flake larger).  Then, I'd accept 2 smaller versions of the same lantern inward a higher identify the island.  Now I'm wondering if our 8ft ceilings tin guide hold 2 large lanterns over the isle without seeming too chunky?  The large (pictured above) measures 24"H x 12"W together with the smaller version is 19"H x 9"W.    We would hang it 6" from the ceiling, therefore it would non hang lower than half-dozen ft.  

Now I'm wondering if I should modify upwards the agency for the inward a higher identify the isle from the Concord to the Southport (pictured below inward the layout).   It is a picayune less chunky together with a picayune to a greater extent than curvy.  I mean value less mass would last nice, but I create dear the unproblematic together with right away lines of the Concord.  I mean value I'm over thinking this...

Here is the entire layout for your reference.  We'll showtime (besides where nosotros already started) amongst the exterior, where I know (pretty much) just what I desire to do.  

Above the garage we'll lodge 2 of the Vermont Barn Style lights from Cape Cod Lighting Co.  On the dorsum porch we'll accept to a greater extent than barn lights on each side of the french doors together with over the mudroom french doors.  If I accept coin left (not likely!), I'll also create a small-scale hanging Concord lantern inward the pump of porch.

To the left of the forepart door, we'll accept the Concord Wall Lantern - which I'm completely inward dear with.

The lobby lite is non laid inward stone, yet.  I create dear the square, utilitarian await of this one, but mean value in that place mightiness last something a picayune to a greater extent than interesting out there... whatsoever ideas?

Now let's caput upstairs.  In the stairwell, I mightiness hang to a greater extent than or less other large lantern since the lobby lite isn't really exciting... but this volition last a budget thing, too.  Since I am having problem finding even out hung lights (like the foyer) I volition in all likelihood avoid a lite inward the landing expanse together with only create tin lights... unless y'all all detect something bully for me : )   

Laundry Room  :

The laundry room volition rather small-scale (but non inward the basement therefore it volition last such a care for for me!) I would similar something charming, but it volition also involve to last even out or semi-flush.  We volition accept a paneled door  with drinking glass lites, therefore it volition last visible from the landing all of the time.  Maybe a picayune lantern?

Master :

For the Master, nosotros accept a picayune tiny lobby hall correct when y'all larn into amongst french doors therefore I'd similar a picayune something here.  Flush fixture?  Tiny lantern?  In the vaulted ceiling expanse inward the middle of the room, I'd similar to accept to a greater extent than or less other small-scale Concord Lantern or Southport lantern.

In the bath nosotros constitute these perfect shaded Sconces from Circa.  I am 100% on these.  They volition last on each side of the mirror.

Bedrooms :

We'll involve even out or semi-flush fixtures inward all of the bedrooms.  I could also create tin lights together with therefore accept lamps inward each room (that I'm already planning on).  I'm non a huge fan of tin lights, but they create serve a purpose.  I'd dear your recommendations.  The work is that the handmade brass fixtures I'm choosing for the large touching areas are a picayune pricey together with I don't know if I desire to pass that inward all of the extra bedrooms.  So, I'd similar to detect a bully looking brass alternative that doesn't cost $350-500.  Is that possible?

Emma's Room :

I'd dear to accept something a picayune exceptional inward her room - peradventure a lantern, peradventure a chandelier?  Again, it has to last semi-flush because nosotros accept 8ft ceilings.  This picayune i from Cape Cod Lighting is cute, but pretty simple.  I'd similar something a picayune to a greater extent than country... I think.

The other large fence is the 2 other bathrooms upstairs.  All of the plumbing equipment are polished nickel.  So, should the lite fixtures also last polished nickel?  Or brass to overstep on the await continuous.  I create similar this fixture for inward a higher identify the mirror, but it is a picayune pricey...  Another alternative is a schoolhouse identify agency lite that comes inward Polished Nickel that is much cheaper.



Thanks for taking to a greater extent than or less fourth dimension to consider these choices.  I'd dear to know almost whatsoever resources that y'all accept together with spots that I haven't checked.  Really, I'm on the hunt for to a greater extent than or less bully even out together with semi-flush fixtures inward an authentic brass finish.

This is such a fun process, together with I'm therefore glad to accept to a greater extent than or less fourth dimension to hunt for novel treasures - thank y'all for joining me on this journeying of edifice our novel abode  : )

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