Never been a fan of matching lighting exactly, but instead suggest coordinating the pendants with your current fixture. You don't have to stick to ball-shaped either and can maybe go with a tubular shape. If you're hubby is stuck on chrome, maybe a chrome tube would work... if you want more glass, we also carry a line of pendant lighting and I'm sure you'll find something to go with it or atleast give you an idea.

I have been doing it for about 8 years now and wouldn't shop any other way! We are a family of 9 which means 2 to 3 trolleys at the supermarket and many heavy loads from the car.I had a very difficult pregnancy 8 years ago and decided to give it a go and have never looked back.I have tried both woolworths and coles and personally like Coles better,(i found with woolworths lots of items missing and hard to get through on the phone).Coles is fantastic! I shop at home where I can check to see what we need and I can see my trolley total as I go and am able to check it at the end and delete anything if I spend too much,not so much impulse buying,I don't have to take the kids,I can choose a 2 hour delivery window and they email me an approximate time as well! They have never been late and if they are running early they will call me to make sure thats ok.The delivery guys are lovely and we have the same 3 or 4 regulars,who even make time to stop and pat the dogs.We have a steep driveway with steps and they carry the shopping up and into the kitchen.I also get an email about any out of stock items and substitutions (which they only do if you request).As a bonus I get Flybys points which we use to get free movie tickets for the school holidays! I would recommend it to anyone!

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!

We too live in a cold winter climate with our bathrooms all on the southern side and faced similar issues as you do. One smaller bathroom does not have a window so we put in a Velux skylight which provides amazing natural light through the day. This may not be to your liking, especially if you have a period home. We also use heated towel rails and under tile heating (just enough to take the chill off and stop mould) in winter. Although we have a light in the shower recess, a bonus is the large fixed shower head with inbuilt LED, which at night gives the feeling of showering under moonlight. We chose light colours and mirrored recessed cabinets to reflect as much natural light as possible.