Definitely go for LED downlights - I just scrapped all my lighting when I renovated my kitchen in favour of these and it looks like two would be enough for your kitchen, although I would put a third in over the end bench but put it on a separate switch to give you versatility. Pendants or any other form of lighting in kitchens are only dust/dirt magnets. Keep the lighting practical and save the pretty ones for your dining area. The LED lights give very good light and you don't have to have them evenly spaced because you hardly notice them. The two main areas you need well lit are over your hotplates and over your sink, but don't centre the lights over these otherwise you will be standing in your own light. Put them about 30 cm to one side. If you want to keep the chandelier over the table, can you get a longer rod for it so it hangs lower? I would also have it moved so it is centred over your table.

Mark, thanks for your question, it's a good one because we're constantly bombarded by shows like The Block that are all based around trends and that can make us unsure about how our own home can fit into the current trend...or not. Firstly, can I reassure you that pendants are not a trend item, they've been around for ever (thank you how2girl for your image). When designing an interior, the rule is to design or decorate the 3 levels - the upper ceiling level (ceiling details, pendants etc), the mid height wall level (think artwork and tall lamps) and to decorate the lower level (rugs or decorative flooring). The most beautiful and interesting rooms draw your eye around the space, from floor to ceiling and back again, making pendant lighting an important stimulating feature in a space. Pendants also anchor a space. They say, I am here over the meals table or island bench and this is where we gather to talk, laugh and eat. I love them and use them and wall lights in preference to downlights whenever possible. Now just make sure that you still have adequate task lighting in your kitchen for the important things like preparation, cooking and cleaning up. Downlights serve this purpose well. LED strip lighting under overheads is a popular choice - I've done it under island benchtops and kickers as well to give that floating feeling and it looks amazing. But it doesn't provide you with overhead task lighting, and that's why I would use downlights as well. In answer to your question about whether to have an island bench or not, please forget trends unless you're reselling and even then you need to consider how much space you have and the flow of the room. If you could provide a sketch it would be easier to help you wth that specific question. Here are a few photos of one of our recent projects (still in construction mode so please excuse the surrounding mess) which show LED strip lighting, pendants and downlights in a kitchen, bar and casual living room (all in the one big open space). Hope that helps, Yelda xo :)

Thanks for all your feedback. Got the flying saucer shape for over the lowered servery part of kitchen bench. For various reasons including cost did not get other Moroccan lights for over dining table. Have a few options for these 2-3 lights over dining table in the same room and would love any feedback... https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Kitchen-Pendant-Light-Bedroom-Ceiling-Lights-Bar-Lamp-Modern-Chandelier-Lighting-/322886642927 these three colours in a row, but they are only 26.5 Cm diameter and over 2.6m table https://www.beaconlighting.com.au/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/040ec09b1e35df139433887a97daa66f/w/1/w15_croft_v2_1.jpg 34cm diameter, again 3 colours https://www.micalighting.com.au/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/eae3df698e7e4b8becac3bc1de94dd42/l/i/lita40-bamboo-pendant-light-natural.jpg 2 of these larger 40cm lights We are really going for a relaxed warm welcoming look, perhaps a little quirky/fun/bohemian Look forward to feedback!

I like option 1 too, if you are worried about them not being big enough, can you find something like that, but that is bigger than the 16cm? Also, you could go three, I'm posting our former kitchen reno for you, the bench length is 1600 and our pendants were probably around a similar diameter, possibly slighly bigger, and given how heavy ours were in comparison to what you have chosen I definitely think you could get away with three if you liked the look better.