Hello! We'd recommend a layered mix too. 1) Ambient Lighting - your main bedroom light. It could be pendant, a statement feature, but be careful with the height of the ceilings because a big pendant on a low ceiling may cause obvious problems and look a bit out of place. 2) Task Lighting - the lights which are dotted around the house to help you achieve different tasks. A table lamp for the side of the bed for reading/mirror lights to help you get ready for the day. 3) Accent Lighting - the lighting used to accentuate particular features. Are you hanging a special photograph on the wall? Are you proud of some artwork? Some accent lights can help to draw further attention to your piece. LED Strip lights are good for this because they are flexible and can be built around objects/painting/photographs. We have plenty of different lights available should you need any more help deciding your bedroom lights! http://www.directtradesupplies.co.uk/section.php/97/1/light-fittings DTS.

Can you post a photo of the room?

I like the look of the hanging pendant lights but do think it will be a passing trend. Not least because of the practicality issue of non-directional light that you've already mentioned. I used wall lights in the spare bedroom to save surface space on the small bedside tables. They're only cheap £16 ones from IKEA but I think they look nice all the same and they swivel so you can use them directionally. We needed plug in ones which limited our options but I covered the white wire in grey electrical tape to help it blend with the wall colour. (These ones also come in antique brass now which I think would look lovely with a contrasting shade). http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/lighting/wall-lights/%C3%A5rstid-wall-lamp-nickel-plated-white-art-60163881/

I think it's looking good. Maybe see what you think after you've added lamps and cushions. If it was mine I might consider changing the handles on the chest to similar to pictured which I think will work nicely against the bedside tables. I might also look at a dipped vase for the chest to reference the colour blocking of the dressing table and I'd add tall faux stems. The vase is also Cox and Cox and they do a grey dipped one too which would look good