Your second photo brings me right to the stairwell scene in Hitchcock's "Vertigo," although I realize I'm looking up, not down. It's really rather wonderful. I'm just wondering, looking to the upper left in particular, if it's been recently checked out by a structural engineer. As for paint, I'll be interested to see what others say. For me, who doesn't do a lot of white, I think I actually would stay with a white here. A muddy green might be nice as well, but you'd need to incorporate a bit of lighting -- perhaps uplighting along the beams unseen from below, with something amazing hanging from that cool, crazy peak you have. [houzz=]

Here r the pictures. Sorry.. Managed to get a few pictures up. The current Lights doesn't suit our theme. French style.

These are great for find the right amount of lights, but nothing on the height of ceilings. Does the height of the ceiling affect in anyway? Nonetheless thanks for the help, it’s somewhere to start

Hello friends, I need to replace the following ceiling light. I took it down when I moved into my current apartment and upon reinstalling, it broke. About 10 feet ceiling for scale. thanks very much!