Hi kiwi_musings It looks like you're creating a really nice space there and you’ll really benefit from open plan living. My first thought is to use one single pendant – I’ve seen multi pendants used in this situation on the low then the high ceiling before and, in my opinion, it really draws your eye to the imbalance of the pendant heights. This is subject to taste of course, but something like the No.1 pendant in walnut by Tom Raffield not only looks great but would really help to pick out the walnut detail in your kitchen. I hope this is useful but good luck with your project and I look forward to seeing the final result. Best regards, Rich Darklight Design

If you have 1900 high roofing trusses the 2200 ridge height is irrelevant because your ceiling will be the trusses.... in fact with insulation and board the ceiling will be a little lower. And the ceilings of the ground floor will be fixed to beams that are not strong enough to be an upstairs floor so likely your floor level will come up. And most of the space in your loft will have much less height than in the very centre. To put it into context if your downstairs rooms have standard doors they will be 1981mm high (plus architrave). This means there will be insufficient height at the top of your stairs (and I believe build regs says this has to be 2m). And finding a door to put on the bathroom will be a problem, but mostly you will only be able to stand up in the very middle of the room. People do convert their lofts to have this kind of space but find it doesn’t add resale value. There may also be building regs issues with the stairs rising from a space that is open to the kitchen. Have you built the house already? Can you change the design to have a higher roof?

​If you have access to a power socket in the room you could look at some kind of plug in pendant light which you could hang from the ceiling over the dining area.  You will have to ensure you have enough cable to do this and think about the neatest way to run the cable from the socket. Something like this - you could choose a shade to suit your decor https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/544479524/linen-cable-plug-in-pendant-light-black Or you could look at a complete ready made product like this (but they will have fixed cord length) https://www.dunelm.com/product/marsden-plug-in-flex-set-pewter-industrial-1000183106?defaultSkuId=30713764&branchCode=0985&ds_c=Lighting_Wall+Lights_[GOO-LIA-LIGHTING-WALLCEILING]&gclid=Cj0KCQjww4OMBhCUARIsAILndv5FzSuSkFZAk6gDnWX580UBNBFljQn8vITfkc6bIWu0WwpOE8lEJ8YaAtAuEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

Agreed - just box in what you need to, the ceiling height isn't very tall to begin with so you don't want to lose any. It kind of makes sense to do the full peninsula to make it look like a design feature as well as a functional feature, but leave above the tall units and the rest of the kitchen to be as open as possible.