Sandra, we are thinking of using schoolhouse pendants and also have an open floor plan. If you feel like sharing I would love to see a photo of your kitchen/dining room with the lights you decided to use.

Sorry autotext, goal is black and white dining room with light beige walls. Hardwood floors down the road

You select a fixture in a finish that works with the furniture in the room. You have a Queen Anne-style dining set. Fairly traditional in its style. The gilded fixtures are a nice complement. If you want to use bronze it cannot be too heavy or too modern. The furnishings in the foyer should also complement the furnishings in the dining room.

Love the help so far friends. Heres a 3D plan of the space, the light box is centered in the room and I’m not relocating it. Here’s some better pictures as well. It is right off our kitchen so the coffee machine on the bar cart has worked well. yes, i have two toddlers and no playroom. I will put some coloring/crafts and puzzles in the storage along the blank wall. There’s just 4 of us now but we do host friends and famiy and our 4 chairs + bench are sufficient so its not for need to create more seating but just experimenting. The table is 86” with matching bench and i would keep those too. My thought on a window bench is that it could be cozy. Making it an L shaped so people could slide in around either side. my sense with living with it is that it makes the room more useful and larger. i just dont know what to do with the light.