Scope of this doc: what goes where and which finish. Each fixture card has candidates and a working direction — react to the picks.
Retailer/lead-time and install logistics are out of scope here.
Where finishes stand — reactions welcome
Lighting — warm-traditional black
Black is the anchor, but warmth is welcome everywhere — distressed finishes, seeded glass, brass/bronze accents, walnut blades. Think black-dominant with warmth, not cool-modern-black. Pure brass-dominant still reads wrong against the cherry floors.
Floors — cherry natural
Already there — refinish will lean into the natural red-orange rather than staining darker. The warm anchor everything else builds around.
5 fixtures across 4 bathrooms. All existing are ORB + amber tulip glass — dated finish, wrong light direction in 2 of 4 baths (uplight = bounces off ceiling, bad for mirrors).
Replacements should be downlight or sidelight, clear or opal glass (no amber tint), and match the matte black direction for bathrooms.
Four style directions below — pick one family or mix per bathroom.
Pick (jr suite · shared upstairs · 3/4 downstairs)
Kichler
Barrington — Distressed Black
Distressed black · seeded glass shades · downlight · 2/3/4-light available · transitional/farmhouse
Finishes:Distressed Black
Lily-selected — jr suite (3-light), shared upstairs (4-light), 3/4 downstairs (2-light)
Seeded glass adds warmth/character — pairs with Hinkley Shaw (den) and Clarke (study)
Distressed black reads softer than matte black — friendlier with chrome faucets
No sightlines from living spaces in any of these baths — works on its own
Master deferred — cheap temp bars (×2 Replay, ~$65 each, 2700K) until mirror project resolves, then Barrington there too
Pick (master — interim)
Progress Lighting
Replay — 2-Light Matte Black
Cylinder opal glass · reversible mount · 2-light · Amazon Prime
Finishes:Matte Black
Cheap placeholder — ×2 for under $140 total, covers both sinks at move-in
Correct downlight orientation out of the box
2700K bulbs give warm light while mirror project is pending
Purely utilitarian — swap for Barrington when mirror project resolves
Decision: Barrington in all secondary baths — jr suite (3-light), shared upstairs (4-light), 3/4 downstairs (2-light). Master gets Replay ×2 (~$130 total) at move-in — swap for Barrington when mirror project resolves.
Per-Bathroom Breakdown
Bathroom
Size
Pick
Est. Price
Notes
Master — Sink 1
2-light
Replay (interim)
~$65
Temp until mirror project resolves — Barrington eventual
Master — Sink 2
2-light
Replay (interim)
~$65
Temp until mirror project resolves — Barrington eventual
3/4 downstairs
2-light
Barrington
verify
No sightlines — Barrington on its own
Shared upstairs
4-light
Barrington
~$300
Uplight currently — new fixture fixes orientation
Jr suite
3-light
Barrington
verify
Uplight currently — new fixture fixes orientation
Total (5 fixtures)
~$430+ verify
2× Replay + 3× Barrington
Working — options pulled, picks flagged
02
Flush Mounts
7 fixtures total across guest bedrooms, jr suite, hall, laundry, and den. All currently ORB + frosted alabaster dome — same dated set throughout.
Two-family strategy: one matte-black workhorse for the bedrooms/hall/laundry, one warmer option for the 3rd-floor den.
Note: primary bedroom has a ceiling fan (being replaced with the Maverick 70" flush in dark walnut — see §06 below), so no flush mount slot there.
Peter's Pick (bedrooms, laundry, study interim)
Hinkley
Lowell — Black Drum
Matte black frame · etched opal shade · damp-rated · available in 13" and 17" diameters · Amazon Prime
Sizing by room job: 17" for functional rooms (laundry, study/cardio interim) where more light + presence helps. 13" for bedrooms where the fixture reads softer/decorative.
Finishes:BlackBrushed Nickel
Clean, quietly architectural — reads "designed" not "builder grade"
Twist-lock mounting keeps it truly flush (no gap)
Damp-rated = same fixture works in laundry + jr suite hall
Family quietly ties 4 rooms together without being identical-looking
Not a statement — don't pick this if you want "wow"
Exactly the "cozy/warm/man-cave" direction you called out for the den
Clear glass + edison bulbs = warm pool of light, not flat white
Brass accents echo hardware in powder room (Mitzi Ariana) if you go brass there
2-pack in den = matching set, feels intentional
Bulb-forward — looks best with ST19/ST64 filament bulbs you'll need to buy
Fully exposed bulbs = higher glare than diffused options
Per-room: • Jr suite hall + jr suite BR + laundry + Bedroom 1 + Bedroom 2: Lowell matte black. 5 fixtures × $160 = ~$800. Right call for secondary rooms — quiet, not trying to be a hero.
• Upstairs hallway / landing (visible from foyer): Consider stepping up from Lowell to something with a brass accent detail. Doesn't need to be expensive — just a little more intentional given it's in the sightline from the foyer chandelier.
• Den ×2:LOCKED — Shaw black+brass lantern. $640 for the pair.
• Primary BR: Not a flush mount — getting the Maverick 70" flush in dark walnut fan instead (scoped separately below in §06).
Shopping — options pulled, gut-check in progress
03
Chandeliers
2 replacements (foyer + dining) + 1 open (kitchen nook — current fixture is junk, replacement pending use-case). Hero fixtures — highest visual impact and highest risk. Foyer direction has shifted: vertically distributed clusters/cascades, not flat rings or broad multi-arm sprawl. Dark-dominant finish (black / bronze over brass). Warm light source. $3–5k range.
Foyer — 2-story
Existing: oversized ORB 12-arm frosted. Direction locked: vertically distributed globe cluster filling the 2-story column — elements at different heights, not a flat plane. 82" wide entry → 27–41" canopy sweet spot (1/3–1/2 of width), cluster occupies 40–80" of vertical air.
LOCKED — Foyer
Hinkley
Skye Double XL Multi-Tier — 18-Light
39" wide · 125" total height · two-tier · 18 cased opal globes on individually adjustable wires · Heritage Brass + Black accents · 50+ lbs
Finishes:Heritage Brass / Black (opal globes)
39" wide = 48% of the 82" entry — top of Geeps' 1/3–1/2 sweet spot
125" total fill = designed for 2-story columns; owns the vertical
Two-tier arrangement is inherently cascade; 18 globes = real anchor presence
$3,022 — squarely in the $3–5k envelope
Same warm-MCM Skye DNA as the 6-light, scaled to actually match the room
50+ lb fixture — outlet box must be UL-rated or independently supported
125" drop needs the full 2-story column; measure before committing
Lisa McDennon / Hinkley is residential-designer, not handcraft-artisan tier (Hubbardton / Schwung still lead on feel)
Dining — Tray Ceiling
Existing: bronze tulip. Tray ceiling is an architectural asset; fixture should anchor it — linear or wide-set looks better than tight round.
Table soft-locked: West Elm Emmerson 72" reclaimed pine. Chandelier width target: 36–48" (1/2 to 2/3 of table length). Brief is "comfy, quietly expensive-feeling" — not formal heritage. Below ordered by fit to that brief.
Rejuvenation · DISCONTINUED
Reedway 38" Linear Pendant — No Longer Available
Was the Rejuvenation piece Lily liked. Confirmed discontinued on Rejuvenation site as of May 2026. Same form factor (linear brass + opal globes) doesn't have a perfect replacement in production, but close substitutes below.
~$1,348 · brass arms + linen drum shades. Came up in Gemini search labeled as "linear" but actual photo shows radial CLUSTER arrangement, not linear. Wrong shape for 72" rectangular table.
Exact form factor: wood frame + opal globes + linear over rectangular table
Opal globes echo foyer Skye
~$300 if cost matters more than build tier
Amazon no-name build in a house otherwise full of designer-tier pieces
Wood frame adds another wood tone over the reclaimed-pine Emmerson table — eyeball wood-on-wood in person before committing
Search outcome (May 2026, after Plexie + Gemini research):
Three real heritage-tier linear candidates surfaced from crowdsourced search. My ranking:
VC AERIN Fontaine Linear — $2,499, 45"W, 6-light, plaster + linen conical shades, sculptural arch detail. Best in brief. The arch IS the Reedway's "Italian sculptural curve" translated to plaster. Hits every brief axis except brass-finish thread.
Hinkley Saunders Medium Six Light — $929, 45"W, 6-light, black + lacquered brass + etched opal cone shades. Best value + best brand continuity with foyer Skye. Tapered cones not round globes.
Arteriors Harrison Linear — $3,250, 42"W, brass + graphite leather + opal globes, architectural arch. Aspirational tier; possibly only 3-light (verify).
Confirmed off-shape or off-character: Tupelo (sharp industrial cones), Troy Juniper (radial cluster not linear), Bryant Large (36"W/4-light, smaller than ideal), Mullan Rome/Ben/Branford/Kilturk (all clusters), Allied Maker Escalante ($23K, too expensive).
Status (May 2026): Amazon Wood + Opal Globes ordered as the interim — buys time and stops the decision nagging. Live with it, then revisit the real pick later: Fontaine for best aesthetic match to brief (if Lily falls for plaster), Saunders for brand-coherent + price-friendly, Harrison for maximum sculptural drama. All three are real, in production, and in budget range.
Kitchen nook — OPEN: Current fixture is junk, but the space is getting something. Not going to be a dedicated sitdown dining zone — the real eating happens elsewhere. Possible uses: leave open, or a small tall gathering table (realtor's note: people hang out here while cooking happens). Note barstools are already planned for the large island, so a second set of tall seating here may be redundant. Fixture direction: flush mount or semi-flush — something quiet and warm that doesn't commit the space to any one use. Idea on the table: echo the great room Aspen linen drum in a semi-flush so the two open zones rhyme, without committing to a pendant. Pick after the space's purpose lands.
Same linen-drum-semi-flush idea at a fraction of the VC price
Brass accent picks up the foyer/dining brass thread if you want a little warmth
Mid-tier build in a house otherwise full of designer-tier pieces — fine for a low-stakes nook
Verify diameter + finish in person; brass tone varies
Hinkley · alt direction
Lowell Matte Black Drum Flush
Matte black · etched opal · true flush · 13"/17" · already the house workhorse
Quietest possible answer — true flush, disappears, commits to nothing
Ties to the matte-black thread (bedrooms, laundry, Maverick fans) instead of the linen thread
Does NOT echo the great room Aspen — it's the opposite design language (black workhorse vs warm linen)
Pick this only if you'd rather the nook recede entirely than rhyme with the great room
Great Room Overhead — Candidates
Single junction box, ~9 ft flat ceiling, no recessed cans in seating zone, no fireplace sconces. Whatever goes here is the primary overhead for the seating zone (dimmable, 24"–28" target width).
Confirmed layout (per magicplan):
Sofa floats in the middle of the room, back roughly toward the kitchen island, facing the fireplace
Coffee table (walnut, soft-locked) between sofa and fireplace
Accent chair to the side of the coffee table
Window wall is to the left, perpendicular to the sofa
Junction box is in the ceiling over the coffee table / seating zone
Two switched outlets on the window wall are orphaned by this layout. Cords from there to a center-floating sofa/lamp would cross open floor (tripping hazard, ugly). Builder presumably imagined a different furniture plan.
Switched plan + center junction box = ceiling fixture has to do real work, can't be quietly capped while a floor lamp does the lifting
Lanes that got dropped: Wood-frame fixtures (wood-on-wood-on-wood with walnut table + jatoba floor), woven rattan (commits the room to coastal/casual that doesn't match the house's refined direction), tall vertical chandelier in Skye family (53"+ minimum drop, fixture would hang into walking space at 9 ft ceiling), small pendants under 18"W (read as kitchen-island scale, not great-room primary).
Candidates grouped by shape, multiple options per shape. Nothing locked.
24" sweet spot for the seating zone, soft diffused light, dims well
Quiet shape lets the walnut coffee table be the room's character moment
Generic drum silhouette, no architectural detail
4–8 week lead time, made-to-order
Visual Comfort Signature
Reed Drum Pendant
Natural paper drum · faceted downrod with ball accent · bottom diffuser · dimmable
Faceted downrod and ball detail give it more architectural character than Aspen
Natural paper reads warmer than linen, gentler night glow
Bottom diffuser eliminates downward glare from below
Paper shade is more delicate than linen, harder to clean
Verify exact size variant before ordering
Visual Comfort Signature · Ian K. Fowler
Palati Drum Pendant — 27" Bronze
27" dia · pleated linen · bronze hardware · designer-tier
Largest of the drums, real anchor presence over the seating zone
Pleated linen + bronze reads warm/organic, properly designed
$4,999. 6× the Aspen for a fundamentally similar shape, very hard to defend at this scale
Bronze finish is committed, can't pivot later
Dome Shape
Visual Comfort Modern
Powell Street 24" Modern Dome Pendant
24" dia · matte black exterior + gloss white interior · dimmable · adjustable height · 700TDPSP24WWB
Smooth dome reads architectural and contemporary, distinctly different from a drum
Black exterior ties to the matte-black thread (Lowell, Maverick fans, sconces)
Gloss white interior bounces a warm pool of light down
Cleanest 24" dome at this price point
Solid dome = downlight only, no upward bounce for ambient
Reads more modern than the rest of the house's transitional direction
Visual Comfort Studio
Wellfleet Dome Pendant (CP1291MBKPN)
15.6"W × 13.5"H · Midnight Black + Polished Nickel (or Burnished Brass) · industrial-edged dome silhouette
Industrial-edge styling, raw + sleek combination, distinctive without being precious
Mixed metal (black + nickel/brass) ties to multiple house finishes simultaneously
Cheapest of the dome options, leaves budget for the rug
15.6"W is undersized for the seating zone, would need to be hung lower or accept "smaller fixture" reading
Industrial styling may fight the room's softer organic direction (walnut + linen + warm whites)
Hudson Valley
Briscoe Pendant — 22" Aged Brass + Soft White
22" dia · aged brass + soft white finish · white glass dome with bottom diffuser · 3-light contemporary
22" hits the size target, dome shape with white glass + bottom diffuser = soft even light
Aged brass + soft white reads warmer than the matte-black Powell Street, more residential than industrial
3-light internal = better light output for a primary fixture, dimmable
$1,326 is a bigger commitment than Powell Street or Wellfleet
Aged brass commits to the brass thread (away from black-dominant house language)
Sculptural Shape
Hubbardton Forge
Hibiscus Pendant — Sculptural Metal
Hand-forged sculptural petal/flower form · multiple finishes (Black, Bronze, Natural Iron, Soft Gold, Dark Smoke, Sterling) · made in Vermont
Genuinely different shape: organic, neither drum nor globe nor dome
American-made, hand-forged, ages into character not out of style
No fabric/paper/glass to age, durable
Sculptural form competes with the walnut sculptural coffee table for the room's character moment
Stronger aesthetic commitment than drum/dome, harder to "swap out" later
Mitzi by Hudson Valley · Megan Molten Tastemakers
Maisie Pendant — Textured Ceramic Ruffle
24"W × 22"D · textured ceramic with wave-inspired ruffle · convertible pendant or semi-flush · designer collab
Truly different shape, textured ceramic ruffle, sculptural without being heavy
24"W hits the size target, semi-flush option works if you want it lower-profile
Cheapest of the sculptural options at $458
Reads coastal / Megan Molten, the doc explicitly ruled out coastal direction earlier — this would re-open that question
Ceramic chips if knocked, less durable than metal
Tapered Glass / Foyer-Language Shape
Single pendants in the cased-opal-glass + heritage-brass family, ties hardest to the foyer Skye and Clarke sconces. Both options below are smaller than ideal for the room (industry doesn't make this shape at 22"+ because hand-blown glass gets fragile at scale). Including for completeness if the language coherence beats the size compromise.
Etched opal + Heritage Brass + Black ties directly to foyer Skye and Clarke sconces, strongest house-language coherence
Tapered teardrop silhouette has architectural character without being a "showpiece"
$609 is mid-range
9"W is small for the great room seating zone, will read modest
Single pendant at this scale better suited to a kitchen island or smaller alcove
Hinkley · Collins
Collins Large Pendant (46894HB)
15"W × 20"H body · cased opal teardrop · central metal band + chain uprights · Heritage Brass + Black
Same family as Oliver, slightly larger body and more presence
Cased opal + brass + black again ties cleanly to foyer Skye + Clarke
15"W is still on the smaller side for the seating zone
Long-chain construction (53"+ total drop) can intrude at 9 ft ceiling unless chain is shortened
Quiet Cap (Skip the Moment)
Hinkley · Lowell
Lowell Matte Black Drum Flush (17")
17" dia · matte black · etched opal · flush mount · same family as bedrooms/laundry/study
Pulls the Lowell drum thread (bedrooms, laundry, study) into the great room, secondary-fixture coherence
Cheapest by far, frees budget for rug + sofa
Drum hides any box-vs-fireplace centering offset
Reads as utility not anchor, room loses its "fixture moment"
17" undersized for room scale
Five shape lanes: Drum (Aspen, Reed, Palati). Dome (Powell Street, Wellfleet, Briscoe). Sculptural (Hibiscus metal, Maisie ceramic). Tapered Glass / Foyer Language (Oliver, Collins — both undersized but house-coherent). Quiet Cap (Lowell). Pick a lane with Lily, then we narrow within.
Earlier rejections still standing: PB Linen Drum (overpriced for what VC Aspen does at $749). Hinkley Skye 6-Light Multi-Tier (~58" total drop). Wood-frame fixtures (wood-on-wood with table + floor). Woven rattan (commits to coastal). "Cap the box + Varville arc lamp" (window-wall outlets orphaned by floating-sofa layout).
Constraint reminder: Box centering vs. fireplace face matters. If the box is off-axis from the fireplace, asymmetric/cluster shapes (Direction 3) will draw the eye to the offset; symmetric drum/sphere shapes (Direction 1, 5) hide it better. Worth measuring before committing.
Working — options pulled, picks flagged
04
Sconces
4 fixtures, all currently ORB uplight tulip. Two-family strategy:
decorative larger sconce flanking the open study / office fireplace (high visibility, style statement),
and a simpler compact sconce for the upstairs hallway (ambient/functional). Stairway is recessed-only — no sconce there.
Matching the two families by brand keeps it coordinated without being identical.
Pick (formal living room ×2) — Lily
Hinkley
Clarke — Brass + Black Shade
Lacquered dark brass · tapered metal shade (black) · 15.75" tall · pull-chain · traditional-modern
Finishes:Black + BrassNickel + White
Proper scale for fireplace flanking — 16" tall feels intentional, not "pathetic"
Black shade + brass frame = formal without being stuffy. Pairs well with a fireplace study aesthetic
Pull chain means it works without an on-wall switch — useful if box isn't switched
Ties to the brass/black direction across the house (powder, den, potentially chandeliers)
Traditional silhouette — won't work if you want the open study / office to read ultra-modern
Pair = ~$400, and that's just 2 of 5 sconces
Pick (upstairs hall + stairs to media room) — Lily
Bed Bath & Beyond
Black + Gold Hallway Sconce
Aluminum + glass · ~90/10 black/gold · understated accent, not a full-brass fixture
Finishes:Black + Gold
Black-dominant with small gold accent matches the agreed finish direction
More decorative than a basic compact downlight, makes the upstairs hall a small moment instead of pure utility
Black/gold language ties to Clarke (open study/office) and the brass-and-black thread elsewhere
Not a Hinkley, so technically breaks "one brand family across all sconces" coordination
BBB sourcing, availability/return less reliable than Hinkley via Amazon, verify stock
Hinkley
Scout — Compact Downlight (alt for hall)
Matte black · brass decorative screws · LED included · 6.75" · on/off switch · functional alternative if BBB falls through
Finishes:Matte BlackBrushed Nickel
Same Hinkley family as Clarke if brand coordination matters more than decoration
LED built in, no bulbs to buy or replace
Reliable Amazon sourcing if BBB stock is a problem
Genuinely just functional, the hall becomes utility instead of a moment
Hinkley
Arti — Swing Arm
Matte black · articulating swing arm · cone shade · plug-in (8 ft cord) · 20.5" reach
Finishes:Matte BlackOlde Bronze
Dramatic alternative for open study / office — swing arm reads "library/study" vibe you mentioned
Plug-in means no electrician needed if existing box is in the wrong place
Adjustable reach = can aim down at a reading chair or up to wash the wall
Plug-in cord has to be dealt with — either drop through wall (rated for it) or hide along baseboard
Reads more industrial/modern than Clarke — opposite style direction
Total (all 4 sconces): Clarke ×2 (open study/office) ~$400 + BBB Black + Gold ×2 (upstairs hall) TBD. Scout serves as a Hinkley-family fallback if the BBB stock is a problem.
Style split: Clarke is traditional-transitional (black shade, brass trim, pull chain) and fits the open study/office with a fireplace. Arti is industrial-modern (exposed cone, swing arm). Pick one for the study, don't mix. Hall pick (BBB Black + Gold) coordinates with either via the shared black/brass language.
Pick — Maverick 60" Matte Black + Black Blades
05
Den Ceiling Fan
1 fixture. Existing: brown-blade + frosted bowl kit on a vaulted ceiling with a flat ridge at the peak.
Function-dominant room: air movement is the job, the look matters second.
Primary bedroom is getting the same Maverick in walnut-blade finish, see §06.
Ceiling geometry & clearance (the reason it's 60", not 70"):
Room width: ~15 ft
Short wall height: 6'10"
Peak height: ~9 ft (rise = 26")
Run per side: ~71" → pitch ≈ 20° (above the Maverick's 15° canopy spec, but moot, see below)
Flat ridge at peak: ~38" wide
Fan canopy mounts on the FLAT ridge, not on the slope. So the canopy/downrod tilt issue is irrelevant. No slope adapter needed.
60" fan (30" blade radius): blade tips extend 11" past the 38" flat ridge into the sloped section. Ceiling drops 11" × tan(20°) ≈ 4" below peak at the blade tip. Fan hangs well below that, so no clearance issue.
Why not 70": 35" blade radius would put tips 16" into the slope (~5.9" ceiling drop). Still physically OK, but the 38" flat ridge is the binding visual constraint, a 60" reads correct over a 38" flat. The 70" is the master room's call where the ceiling is flat-trayed.
Pick (den)
Monte Carlo / Visual Comfort
Maverick 60" — Matte Black + Black Blades
3 hand-carved balsa blades · integrated dimmable LED · DC motor · remote · vaulted to 15° · Energy Star
Finishes:Matte Black + Black Blades
60" span fits the 38" flat ridge with comfortable blade clearance over the slopes
DC motor: quiet at low speed, ~70% less energy than AC
Balsa blades (curved, not flat), sculpture when off, effective when on
Integrated dimmable LED handles the whole room, no separate light kit needed
Same family as the master bedroom (§06) at a different size and finish, consistent design language
Integrated LED = whole fan replacement when LED dies (~50k hours = 15+ years, but still)
Also in den: Semi-flush in study (ORB scrollwork + alabaster bowl) — replace when sconces are decided, similar finish direction. Hinkley Shaw (flush mount section above) is a strong candidate here too if you want the whole 3rd floor on a black+brass theme.
Pick — Maverick 70" flush in dark walnut to match Thuma walnut bed
06
Master Bedroom — Ceiling Fan
Existing fan being replaced with the same Monte Carlo Maverick family used in the den (§05), in the
70" flush mount, Matte Black + Dark Walnut Blades finish (SKU 3MAVR70RZWD) to echo the Thuma Classic
Queen Walnut bed frame. Trayed ceiling (~9–10 ft), centered in
room over carpet (not directly over the bed). SW Alabaster walls; the dark walnut blades carry the bed's warm medium-brown
tone up to the ceiling. Flush mount (not downrod) is correct for the tray. Pendant direction explored and discarded.
Peter's Pick
Monte Carlo / Visual Comfort
Maverick 70" Flush — Matte Black + Dark Walnut Blades
3 hand-carved balsa blades (dark walnut) · flush mount · integrated dimmable LED · DC motor · remote · Energy Star · SKU 3MAVR70RZWD
Finish:Matte Black + Dark Walnut
Dark walnut blades match Thuma Classic Walnut bed tone exactly — warm medium-brown wood family, top to bottom
Flush mount is the right call for a trayed ceiling — sits tight without a downrod hanging into the tray well
70" span moves real air for the room without needing a higher RPM
Same Maverick family as den (§05), different size + blade finish, consistent design language
DC motor = quiet at low speed (bedroom-appropriate); integrated dimmable LED handles whole-room light
Pairs with Lutron Caséta fan switch for control
Why fan over pendant: Pendant options (Mitzi Renee/Reese, Hinkley Warby, PB linen drums, Mitzi Sodsai) were scoped earlier — discarded. Fan won on function (air movement matters in master) and finish (walnut blades echo the Thuma frame in a way no pendant could).
Mitzi by Hudson Valley
Renee
7.5" dia · 56" max drop · Aged Gold Brass cap + Black stem · opal glass globe · $218
Most affordable of the three — understated, petite
Brass cap is accent-level, not dominant — reads fine against Alabaster
7.5" may feel small centered in a large master BR
Hinkley
Warby
9.5" dia · 36" adj drop · Matte Black cap · cased opal glass · $249
Cased opal (white inside + out) = soft, diffuse glow — ideal for a bedroom
Pure matte black hardware, no brass anywhere
Hinkley quality, not a budget fixture
36" max drop is the shortest here — may not hang deep enough into the tray well
Mitzi by Hudson Valley
Reese Medium
10" dia · 72" max drop · Aged Gold Brass hardware · white opal glass · $298
Largest globe — 10" holds its own on a trayed ceiling as a solo piece
72" max drop gives flexibility to hang exactly right in the tray
Brass hardware is slightly more present than A1 — accent, not dominant, but visible
B — Natural Linen · Warm, textural, echoes Thuma wood
24" makes a real statement — proportionate to a king bed below
Linen diffuses light warmly — good for a bedroom with no other overhead
Big commitment — 24" dominates the room if other elements are minimal
Pottery Barn
Haven Linen Drum 20"
20" dia · adj drop · Natural linen/cotton · Brushed nickel fitter · $279
Same linen warmth as B1 but easier to place — not as room-dominant
Brushed nickel fitter pairs naturally with light maple Thuma wood tone
Plain drum — less "interesting" than B3, more versatile
Mitzi by Hudson Valley
Sodsai
15.75" dia · 72" max drop · Aged Gold Brass hardware · natural linen scalloped shade · $298
Scalloped silhouette adds sculptural softness — more "interesting" than a plain drum
Japandi-adjacent: natural material + warm metal accent
15.75" is the Goldilocks size for this room — present without overwhelming
Scallop is a specific look — commits more than a plain drum
Working — Lily picks staged
07
Floor Lamps
The great room has 2 switched outlets on the window wall. Per the magicplan layout (sofa floats in middle facing fireplace), those outlets are functionally orphaned — cords from the window wall to a center-floating lamp would cross open floor (tripping hazard). So the floor-lamp-from-switched-outlet plan doesn't actually work for this layout. The Varville candidate below was scoped before this was understood and needs re-examining: an arc lamp wants to live somewhere it can reach the seating zone without crossing traffic. Office still wants a tall reading lamp, that one is unaffected.
Black frame ties to the foyer Skye / sconce thread
Arc form is genuinely useful when the base can sit beside a sofa and the arch reaches over the seating
Layout problem: sofa floats in the middle of the room facing the fireplace. The switched outlets are on the window wall (perpendicular to the sofa). For the arc to reach the seating zone, the base would have to sit on the floor near the sofa, but the cord would then cross open floor back to the wall — exactly the tripping hazard that makes the switched outlets orphaned
If the base sits against the window wall to reach the switched outlet, the 77" arch can't extend far enough to actually drop light over the floating sofa
Single fixed shade, less adjustable than the 3-light Ebern below
Pick (office)
Ebern Designs (Wayfair)
80" 3-Light Arc Floor Lamp
80" tall · 3-light arc · dimmable · 3 color temperatures · remote control · modern tall standing
Finishes:Black
3 lights + dimmable + adjustable temp = real working light for the office (not just decorative)
Remote control means you don't have to walk over to dim/switch
Lily-selected — already vetted for the room
Modern arc reads more "showroom" than "library" — depends on office direction
80" tall — confirm ceiling height in the office corner
Why floor lamps are in scope: The great room has a switched wall outlet — that's a builder cue that the room is meant to be lit by a plug-in lamp from a switch, not a ceiling fixture. Picking the lamp matters as much as picking a sconce. Office is similar — corner reading light, no overhead change planned.
Deferred — direction set, revisit post-sconce-swap · Decide with Lily
07
Master Bath — Mirrors
Current mirrors are undersized for the continuous double vanity — too much dead wall on both sides — and the ORB sconce-over-mirror layout
puts light on the ceiling, not on faces. This is a mirrors + possible sconce-repositioning project, deferred until after the vanity bar swap
so you can see the room first. Hard constraint: anti-fog is non-negotiable (shaving after showering). That rules out a simple
mirror swap — defog either comes integrated or via a retrofit pad wired to the vanity circuit.
Working Direction
Two framed LED mirrors, one per sink — properly sized (~28–30" wide × 36" tall each), built-in defog and dimming.
One long spanning mirror ruled out — room is traditionally detailed (beadboard, tile border, mosaic accents, cherry-adjacent tones) and a
frameless edge-lit slab would read out of place. Two mirrors keeps the two-station layout and fits the room better.
Frame style and finish TBD with Lily — black frame matches the new vanity bars; warm brass also on the table.
Framed vs. thin-frame vs. arched: bring examples to Lily before deciding.
Vanity bar sequencing — master on hold: If the mirror project shifts sconces to flanking positions (outside the mirror
edges — the correct face-lighting geometry), the above-mirror bar lights would need to come back out. Master vanity bar swap is
therefore held pending mirror direction confirmation. Guest bath and powder room proceed as planned.
Two defog approaches:
• Integrated LED mirror with built-in defog — self-contained (~$300–900/mirror). Defog + LED edge lighting in one unit.
Needs a framed variant to fit the room; avoid thin-border or frameless-slab options that read modern/cold.
• Framed mirror + retrofit demister pad — standard framed mirror (~$200–600/mirror) + hidden pad (~$50/mirror) wired
to the sconce circuit by an electrician. More traditional look, lower cost per mirror, slightly more install coordination.
Anti-fog spray bridge: Rain-X Anti-Fog or Jaws (~$8, Amazon) applied to current mirrors lasts 1–2 weeks per coat.
Not a permanent fix, but solves the shaving-after-shower problem while the mirror project waits in queue.
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20 fixtures to replace + 1 removal. All existing are ORB or brown-finish builder grade.
