In Material Scheme 2, we kept the dramatic black and white terra cotta tile, but paired it instead with a softer green paint color on the cabinets, with the island still painted black to speak to the tile. Oh, and we’ll paint the inside of the window frames black, too.

In Material Scheme 3, we proposed a square crackled hand-made ceramic tile in a pale green color paired with the creamy white paint color on the upper cabinets, while maintaining the painted black lower cabinets and island.

The round glass pendants rendered above are made of thick milk-white hand blown glass and wrapped in a hand-woven wire fabric, referencing historical factory lighting.

In this second lighting scheme, a slightly heavier look with iron and metal fixtures.

This alternate pairing has a more industrial feeling.  The crescent shaped hanging pendant is enclosed in glass to provide protection from the glare of multiple small candelabra. The cone shaped hanging fixture is one of our favorites because the interior is painted white.

Lastly, these fabric covered hanging fixtures (they can also be lacquered) change the look of the kitchen entirely to make it feel more contemporary.

These pendants come with a white diffuser, which keeps dirt out of the interior of the fixture, but also makes the light less severe. They have a kind of transitional appeal.