It seems to me that the light provided by the kitchen table light fixture was fading -- it was probably my eyesight, not the light -- so we got a new light fixture. And my (adult) children said it looked really dated. It was from 1985.
The new light fixture was from Costco, a OVE Decors Joakim 5 Light Chandelier. $179.99 (plus tax).
It took about an hour to replace. Once it was working, it has five light LED bulbs, each of which puts out 500 lumens, so we have a total of 2500 lumens.
The work to replace it first required cutting the circuit breaker for the lights -- circuit 36. Then I could safely remove the old fixture, leaving just the wires and electrical box in the ceiling.
Then I could wire up the new light fixture and put it in place. It comes with 3 extensions that allow the fixture to hang low (or from a tall ceiling), but we just used one of them to make it as short as possible.
Once the fixture was up, I could put in the light bulbs and the glass surrounds. The glass surrounds actual hang onto the light bulb, and are not attached to the fixture, so if we need to change a light bulb, unscrewing the bulb also will remove the glass surround.
But the bulbs are supposed to last 13.7 years, so that may not be a common problem. If we need to replace the bulbs, it will probably be because they put out a "warm" light at 3000K and are listed as "amber tinted" bulbs, which gives the overall appearance a yellowish -- amber -- tint.
