Interior Lighting

Out of all of the decisions that we have had to make for this house I am having the hardest time with the lighting. I can't seem to make a decision. For every fixture that I like there are at least 10,000 ugly ones. There is soo much selection that I am not even sure where to start. The Husband and I had originally selected the Urban Ice collection from Kichler. Here is the 5 light chandelier from that collection (there are also coordinating pieces available):

I still like the fixture but I am not sure that it really goes with our house. I think something a bit simpler is more out style. I also like the idea of picking out individual fixtures for each room, as opposed to using pieces from a matching collection. Now I just need to make a decision. For the more common areas like the Foyer, Mudroom, Laundry, Hallways, etc. we are just going to choose a simple flush mount ceiling light, so I am not too particular about those. The Husband wants to do a ceiling fan in our Master Bedroom. In some other areas, like the family room, we are using pot lights. That leaves the Dining Room, the Kitchen Island, the Spare Bedroom, all 3 bathrooms and possibly our walk in closet. That's 7 fixtures, it shouldn't be that hard, right?

We live in the middle of nowhere so we haven't spent a ton of time looking at lights. Most of my shopping has just been done online. Before we make our final decisions we want to make a trip into the city to see some fixtures in person. Here is what I have in mind so far:

Kitchen and Dining Room Lighting

Kitchen, Dining Room

We are wired for three pendants above the kitchen island. I wanted pendants that were on the larger size, I am not a fan of the mini pendant. At the same time I didn't want the pendants to take away from the kitchen or to block the views of the kitchen so that all you saw was pendant. I love this industrial style pendant from West Elm, I think it fits my criteria perfectly. So much so that I've already ordered it. It's on backorder until the end of June so hopefully it comes in on time. 

I love the look of drum pendants in the Dining Room so that's what I am thinking we will go with. I love how crisp the white shade looks, and I think it will go really nicely with our darker wall color and white trim. 

Spare Bedroom

I would like a flush mount drum pendant in the spare room. I don't love this one but it's the best one I've found so far that. 

Lower Bath Lighting

The floor in the Lower Bath is unfinished concrete so I want to go for a bit of a industrial or rustic look. I am really liking this fixture from Kichler. 

Main and Master Bath

I am having the hardest time with the other two bathroom fixtures. I don't like the double or triple wall scone style that is typically found in bathrooms and there doesn't seem to be a lot of other options available. So far this is the best one I've found. Hopefully we'll see it in person and I'll like it even more or I'll find something I like even better. 

Flush Mount ceiling Light

I am thinking some really simple and low profile for the flush mount ceiling lights in the common areas. 

So that's that. I still need to pick out a couple of wall sconces. I really don't like wall sconces but somehow The Husband snuck a couple in and now I need to pick them out. Bah.