Hi there, I agree with a lot of the suggestions above. Consider the textures, colours and finishes of your furnishings and artwork and think of the pendants as an opportunity to reiterate some of these. So for instance, if you have some black metal in the coffee table legs, you may bring in some of that in the kitchen pendants and look for say glass pendants with black fixtures. Coloured pendants are fun but they can date a lot quicker - bring in colour in the room through artwork, cushions and accessories.

If you are in New Zealand, I have often found great lights (and a big range) at Lighting Plus. When I was putting my house on the market I put three of these: http://www.lightingplus.co.nz/lighting/pendants/contemporary/jaga-bcopal-1light-pendant.html over my kitchen benchtop, and they looked just gorgeous. So gorgeous in fact, that I have already bought three new ones in advance for when I upgrade the kitchen lighting in my new house. They also have these : http://www.lightingplus.co.nz/lighting/pendants/contemporary/hudson25-whitegold-1lt-pendant.html or these: http://www.lightingplus.co.nz/lighting/pendants/contemporary/trumpet35-pendant-blackgold.html  if you like the look of the internal gold under the shade. There are also others similar. I have also found some great lights at : http://www.edenlighting.co.nz/collections/pendant-lights . All of these are very affordable. However if you want to go really high end, and you like NZ timber lights, you can't go past : https://www.davidtrubridge.com/collection/lighting/  Just my 2c. Enjoy.

This depends on your budget and the style you are after. Fat shack vintage has some great lights. Or Beacon or Ikea have some good choices. I've found lovely pendants from a uk website I'll be using in my next home. And we did the same for a pendant for my last place. Look around online, and get a feel for what you like. Modern? Industrial? Rustic? Mid century? Etc.

Thanks for the help. With some persuasion, we have this afternoon miraculously been able to have a reluctant hero hubby sparky, send power feed to the spot required. Phew! Although I love the black pendants, I’m edging toward something with two pendants, varying heights and glass type fittings. Ooh now I’m super excited. Thank you thank you ☺️ Very grateful