My wife wants to add 4 new pendant lamps in her kitchen (2 over a breakfast bar and 2 matching over a prep area on the other side of an aisle). Only downward facing light is needed.
Rather than buying something and converting to LED, we’re thinking of starting from scratch. She will pick out the shades (most likely glazed pots/bowls hung upside down on round lamp wire or tubing) and I get to build the rest.
The pendants will hang from overhead cabinets with wiring run along edge molding or possibly inside the cabinets. There is a cabinet over her sink that has a ceiling fixture inside (flush mount square frosted glass in frame on the lower side) that will be the host for switch 122v AC power (as measured last night). Light equivalent to somewhere from 40 to 60W in each pendant will probably be about right.
Since I’ll be using the same switch for all the lights, the over-sink fixture is fair game for an LED conversion as well with light equivalent to a 60 - 75W incan through the frosted glass.
My wife likes the 6500K daylight fluorescent tint, so neutral tints may work best.
So, how would you do this inexpensively? If you know of links where this was done, please share. Thanks!