I share you concerns with the look of the light. I lived in Cairns for a while and many restaurants etc had high ceilings with lights and fans with a more traditional look. Maybe you could do some internet stalking of hotel websites etc. I'd start with Palm Cove. Good luck.

We are renovating the interior of our common property apartment building. There is not a great deal of natural light, so we are painting the walls Casper White. We need some contemporary lighting that will modernise the building. The lights are on all day and night, so LED is probably preferred? The floors are all the same We are in Bondi, NSW We have two buildings - There are 2 floors in Building One and 5 floors in Building 2, so a total of 7 floors. GROUND FLOOR: FIRST FLOOR:

It might be worth while to consider the rest of the space also. Your breakfast bar/kitchen is located quiet closely to your dining table so depending on your kitchen space (apologies, I can't see too much of your kitchen from the photo) you might want to think about the overall style you want to achieve for you entire open plan space, and select pendants that would work for both your kitchen and dining. This is a project I worked on recently that shows how two different types of pendants can work harmoniously in the one space that is most similar to your kitchen and dining set up. Keep us posted on what you decide!

First Floor additions; Leichhardt house, Sydney Australia. Skillion clerestorey roof with raking ceiling & highlight windows. LIGHT; Lots of light! Ibrahim Conlon. Architect