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Just ordered this sweet Sputnik Chandelier for the dining area (where the slightly-less giant pile of rubble currently lives). It's a lot harder to find the the "right" Sputnik lamp than one would think- many of the reproductions have short dinky arms that don't look that good. This one has a 28" span with bulbs, but only hangs down a total of 15", which will work well with my standard height eight-foot ceilings. And it was $300, which is WAY less than the actual sixties ones on ebay. Also talked with my handyman today about lighting for the main part of kitchen (that I keep posting pics of), and we/he are gonna start on recessed lights up there. I'd like to do the little kind because they look real slick, but I'm going to seek his advice first; I'm concerned they might be too "spotlight-y".

Anyhow, the Sputnik shall dangle atop the table below, which is Ikea's classic Eero Saarinen  Tulip Table knock off (and is currently in pieces in my garage; I scored a deal on a used one in LA before I moved):

I'll probably spring for two matching Saarinen Tulip chair knock-offs. Haven't decided on cushion color yet because I'm still contemplating what color to paint the kitchen, but I'm leaning toward white with turqoise-hued glass tiles, and maybe some kind of blue accent wall (which would be the wall next to where all this mess will sit).

While I'm in show 'n' tell picture mode, in case anyone cares, below is the super awesome kitchen that I'm loosely modeling mine after. I found it in a book then tracked it down online. Of course I'm doing the "low-budg" version, but I think I'll get pretty close. My cabinets and counters will look very similar. I can't afford the constellation of Sputnik lamps though!