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@vivienz

Jeeze!

I think the dropped false panel over the island is a good idea. We visited a new build recently that had a similar open plan kitchen/dining/lounge as yours and the three areas had been defined in exactly that way, i.e. sections of suspended ceiling with specific lighting that designated the individual areas whilst the whole remained open plan I guess from your floor plan that the dining area is by the large window to take in the view whilst you dine? If it was me I think I'd turn the dining table through 90° and move it closer to the island, then spread the living room furniture out a bit and define each area with the lighting - minimising downlighter where possible. We had an extension done many years ago that gave us a large open plan kitchen/dining room and the electrician at the time cautioned us on too many downlighter's, especially if they are aligned, as it can start to look like a runway on your ceiling. I think he made a good point. Love the bog, even without the pier behind it!

I did notice that one of the suppliers could ship from Spain instead of China and that brought the shipping times down to about 5 days, and the prices were no different. It's worth comparing the different suppliers for shipping options as well as prices. It's worth adding that the multi-head pendant light is about $95 but I originally saw it in The Conran Shop for just under £1k.

I love your light choices and have visited aliexpress on your recommendation. If I'm ordering from china then I need to get ordering. 2nd fix is 3rd week Sept. But what I am looking at can easily be changed out later. Please let us know if everything comes in as ordered

Does baby-oil work with glossy black?

I'll post a pic of ours later.

No problem - I would have thought you had some external lights and fittings, such as satellite dishes, aerials, CCTV cameras and Security Alarm? but maybe not? My house has all of these and they required wall penetrations = see pictures