Ceiling lights in wrong place - ideas not involving rewiring?

[Yika]

Just moved into a new place and made a big mistake by not moving wiring to situate lights in useful positions. They are all off centre or in places that don't really need lighting (e.g. right in between the living area and the dining area).

Since I just had the ceiling repainted, I don't want to now open it up again to move the wiring. I'd be very grateful for any ideas for lighting solutions which will somehow move the light (or at least where the light falls).

So far I've thought I could do a swag pendant light to bring the light over the dining table. Something like this. But I can't do it twice in one room (I need a solution to move the light over the living area too... it currently lights the area just behind the door...).

Any other ideas?

In theory, you could have two or more lights extending from the same fitting, in different directions. You can get multi-outlet roses like this (available in 2, 3, up to 6 outlets I think) so you could have some going over the table and some over the living area. Of course they'd still all be on the same switch though.

Alternatively - lamps?

I would bite the bullet and get the lights in the right place and sort the ceiling out afterwards. The light you have linked to and other fixes will probably just annoy you a couple of years down the line and you may well regret not just sorting it out properly.

The multi-outlet rose is a good idea, thanks. I quite like that effect and it's very 'now'.

However I am wavering wow about whether it will just annoy me as a quick fix.

Track lighting has come a long way (according to my electrician) pendants or spotlights or both can be clicked in apparently.

That track lighting could also be a good solution. Thanks!