Lol, Jesse, I had to study that photo AVSinteriors posted forever to figure out what you meant about the tile direction but after I did I do see what you mean. I never thought of it that way but logic states the water would run off the vertical lengths of grout far more successfully than it will the horizontal! I went in the current family bathroom and had a look at the tiling - very interesting. And a plan changer. I'm glad we hadn't gone too far in planning the shower area yet. Well spotted you on that tile, this is the first time I've heard anyone mention that! I love the inset teak mat-floor for the shower area of that wetroom, too.

In the summer we visited relatives in their new house which has a run of bifold doors across the back of their new home. We sat in the kitchen, which is very stylish etc. etc. and enjoyed having the doors fully opened as the heat was uncomfortable indoors once the sun came out. They're now finding (autumn) that they have to open one of the doors to get fresh air into the room and, on a rainy day, it's not ideal. It's going to be interesting to see how they'll fare during the winter. Imagine having to have a door open when it's cold outside just to let in some fresh air. On top. Of all this their dog wanders in and out when the doors are open....... Fan lights still have their uses in my opinion.

Haven't seen any nice fan/light combos? I agree ruling out the recessed lights are the way to go. There's the maintenance issues and also the chance the light behind the fan will strobe. Horrible to live with.

It may be worth speaking to the electrician if you're not as keen on swagging. I know they can run a "pipe" through the ceiling void with the cabling in to put extra outlets and then just drill a hole from underneath the ceiling for the light but that is dependant on the joist direction etc though. That may not be feasible for what you want to do but may be worth asking the question anyway! If not, choose hooks that blend in with the ceiling? It will be easier to assess position this way too as you can just get the electrician to hold each one up for assessment before fixing! A general rule is that lights should be 1/2 - 2/3 of the tables width and normally hung 30-36 inches above the table. Given the double height I'd probably just start the lowest pendant c40-46 inches but I'm not sure on your total ceiling height and even though it's a feature you want to make sure the table is sufficiently lit! It's probably worth drawing it out on paper