Yep, a pre-midlife crisis project. Something I've wanted to do for 10 years now. My plans? Well, let's just say, I've obsessed....um, er...thought about the design for the last 5! So, yes, my design...LOL

You could take the darkest color from your backsplash; it looks like a steely blue-gray, right? I think the white blinds will be fine; white is a neutral.

WMA89 - Oh, thank you for the island size info and posting a photo of those lanterns. They look really nice. Your kitchen is really nice! Love the range/hood area and how the tile and everything goes all the way up. Would you mind telling me the height from your pendants to the island? And the dimensions read that they are 22.5" Hx12.5" W. Are they really 22.5"? Thanks for the heads up about the light being bright. It was also mentioned on O that you could remove the side glass. Do you think that would help the issue? Would the light look ok without it? Does the glass slide down in from the top? - I know lots of questions! Busy - How high are your chandy's from your island? I don't think the can of air is going to be the answer either. It would probably be best to have help for taking it down to clean. I'm pretty good at rigging stuff up and making things work so I'm wondering if I can make a duster that I can run along the sides without taking it down as often. It wouldn't be a perfect cleaning, but it might make the time between thorough cleanings longer. This is what I keep telling myself! I'll wait to order anything until the appliances are in and the splash is painted. I'll revisit the idea of the other lanterns and some chandeliers. I like the hundi style enough that I'm hoping this is that one thing that may require more effort, but I'm ok with it because I like them that much.

Okay. Thank you Julie. I’ll stick with the round mirror for my dads 60” vanity. Im sorry I stuck in another project that has a 48” vanity - does everyone think a 41” overall including 2” metal frame is too big?