Hubby and I have stayed in Venice twice, once with our young children. We took a vaporetto to Murano to visit the glassworks. Fascinating to watch the men work. The kids each were given a beautiful clear glass horse figurine, which all these years later they still treasure and display. On our last trip, we visited a small shop run by siblings. We purchased the last of a collection of seven pendant light globes their father had blown for the shop. They were all the same shape but different colours of glass. We purchased them for the new modern house we planned to build the following year or so. We are pleased and grateful to have such unique, handmade and time-honoured beauty embellish the spaces in our home, and the lights always interest guests and we then have a story to tell.

I found it here...but God knows how much it's worth... http://www.notey.com/@contemporist_unofficial/external/788254/volver-by-studio-14-for-terzani-raquo-contemporist.html

Hi Shubha. Try Alti lighting in Claremont. You could also try Lightingales not far from them also in Claremont. Cheers

I wouldn't add any niches for decorative items as they are a bit dated, look a bit busy, and are hard to find anything that is shallow enough and tall enough to look any good. They were common in project homes of the 1990's but are well past their use-by date. You haven't mentioned the size of your chandeliers, however with the height of your ceilings they can't be too low. I would suggest hanging one over the centre of the dining table so that when seated the chandelier does not interrupt your line of sight across the table. This will allow for a decent size chandelier that you won't walk into. The second one I would add to the corner of the upstairs rumpus room , directly above the corner table in the plan. This will illuminate the stairs, but still be easy to access to change bulbs. It can be a similar height to the one in the dining room and its location will mean that people won't walk into it. Don't hang your chandelier above your stairwell as they do need maintenance for regular cleaning and changing bulbs, and they are hard to reach over stairs. Don't hang your chandeleir in the front living room as it is an unusual informal shape with the integration of the entrance hall and it will always look off-centre. Best of luck Dr Retro of Dr Retro House Calls