I'm finding some difficulty in deciding what lighting to have in my kitchen/dining/living area (open plan). Should they be 3 similar pendants? 2 ceiling + 1 pendant in the middle? Any concrete examples of lights I can use?

The main issue is that the light in the kitchen should provide sufficient lighting to the whole area whilst the other 2 can afford to be more spot based. As you can see from the photos from different angles, this a relatively confined area so lights to complement each other or match.