Hi Louise, I just wanted to get in touch as some of our lights would work perfectly in this room. We are a lighting company based in Derbsyhire and design and produce glass pendants - all free blown by our local glass blower just down the road! We often produce chandeliers/pendants for stairwells and can work with you to produce a bespoke piece for this area. If you could send me an email with your address then I can get one of our new brochures and sample packs in the post for you later today. Amy

For me, I wouldn’t put any extra lighting above the breakfast bar as it could look a little cluttered, but I would put something over the dining table, either your current light or something else. As to radiators I’m not a fan of vertical radiators (I know I’m in the minority here!) as I find them quite intrusive in a room. Colour depends on the colours in the room. As you have a pale kitchen then I would go with a light colour. You can’t go wrong with white when the room has a light and airy vibe.

You could consider a suspended bar light. This way it would provide a strip of subtle light but in a very modern way. It's also a better look than the prescriptive 3 pendants. This is the only example I can find right now but there are loads of them for all sorts of prices. This way you get more light but only two ceiling fixings and could straddle the RSJ. https://handleshopcouture.com/products/holl-knurled-brass-bar-pendant-light?currency=CAD&variant=42993933221945&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Google%20Shopping&stkn=3b6975078399&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAApqGwvNR_S_HvOdAnw8NzQQzXQK8R&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIsvHfmbv_igMVu5RQBh2dIhv4EAQYBSABEgLLb_D_BwE Your search should include the words "suspension horizontal tube lighting" if you like it.

I think option 1 is not leaving enough space at the ends. It might look unbalanced. My island is 3100mm and I have clear three glass pendants of a similar size to yours and they are 600mm apart. This leaves 950 at each end but they are central as the hob is the item requiring the lighting. I think with the size of your island two pendants would be sufficient. Play around with it and don't make them too high either for cleaning. You only need about 750mm above the island worksurface. Mine are over a metre high and require a two person, two ladders, glass gloves and a chunk of time to remove and clean. If yours are glass think of easy cleaning. Mine is 1600mm wide so difficult to reach and you can't stand on the quartz.