{"id":19152,"date":"2008-02-05T12:37:06","date_gmt":"2008-02-05T12:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/?p=19152"},"modified":"2008-07-28T16:27:50","modified_gmt":"2008-07-28T16:27:50","slug":"open-parlor-flo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/forum-archive\/2008\/02\/open-parlor-flo\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Parlor Floor Lighting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are renovating a 17&#8242; wide, 40 ft long townhouse.  We are moving the kitchen to the back of the parlor and the front will be an open dining room\/living room.  If you&#8217;ve done this, or seen it done well, how did you resolve the issue of placement\/amount\/type of overhead lighting in the front area (the kitchen is taken care of)?  The ceiling medallions were gone when we bought, but we&#8217;ve kept a decorative fireplace.  Current plan is for 1 large pendant (chandelier-style) centered above the dining area and 1 large pendant centered in front of the fireplace.  But we think we need more light &#8212; what could we place (and where) that won&#8217;t look cluttered, cheesy or assymetrical?  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are renovating a 17&#8242; wide, 40 ft long townhouse. We are moving the kitchen to the back of the parlor and the front will be an open dining room\/living room. 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