I think the new chandelier is very nice, but once all the walls are dark brown, you may find that the chandelier just kind of visually disappears with the brown wall in the background. Can you get a similar one in a silvery finish, more like the mini pendants (which are wonderful!)? I think that might show better with the dark brown walls, and add a little touch of metallic sparkle in the room.

Your kitchen is very nice. Do I see a dark green stripe around the crown of the cabinets, and the island? If so, and you are intending to keep that, I would be sure that you have some touches of that green in the room, perhaps in artwork or a collection of interesting vases or something.

I would love to see some interesting chair cushions on the stools, in a cool brown print of some kind, to bring some of the darker feel to that area of the kitchen.

Thanks Les, I love the idea of a shinier fixture..at the very least, shiny champagney type shades...

And yes, that is a circa 1995 forest green stripe. It seemed like such a good idea at the time! I was hoping it would disappear with the dark walls. But, will definitely pull some green into fabric/art etc..

we have the option to paint the cabinet crown, (but not the counter.. can't paint corian!) do you think that would be a good idea? Or will it look funny only having one stripe in the counter?

I found these doing a quick search.. could these add a little sparkle.. or are they too fancy for a kitchen?
Only $23 for 5 and I need 5, how perfect is that?

I love the mini pendants, could you give details about who made them and where you can find them? Thanks,
I also agree that the brown may blend too much with the wall color and you may want to look at other finishes.

I think your kitchen is lovely. I actually like your present wall color, but maybe you are tired of it.

Did you know how easy it is to spray old fixtures to make them look brown? We did the outside light and house numbers. They were shiny brass, but all discolored. We spray painted them a hammered brown color and they look new! It would be easy to do your present light if the only thing you don't like about it is the color.

I love everything but I also agree that the chandelier might get lost in all the brown. I like the shades. Are you opposed to painting in green (BM Baby Turtle) a brownish green? I'm kinda partial since that is the color of my kitchen :) but that would tie in the green stripe and let the chandelier stand out.
I think the chandelier looks great with your table and chairs.

The pendants are made by Uttermost, which is a very reasonable company.. but, made in China...I think each pendant was about 80.00, so just over 200 for the three...

I am in love, love, love with the Glass Bell Jar Pendants, but couldn't find those for less than 400 each.

The drum fixture is beautiful as well, but just too much drum for us.

Here is a link that might be useful: Mini Pendant

I love Uttermost Lighting. I bought an Uttermost Chandelier for my Dining Room and love it so much. I had been on a search for a new chandy for years. A lamp store in my area carries a lot of them. Before that I had never heard of them. Almost every chandelier and lamp I was attracted to in that store was from Uttermost.

Look at this beauty. A little too modern for my house, but I think it is so pretty: