We recently purchased an 1890s home that had been stripped of almost all of it's original character. This light fixture nicely brings a little old world charm back to the existing kitchen. We had a frosted schoolhouse style light in our previous craftsman style home, and I wanted a more industrial vintage kind of look. This light fit the bill perfectly. I can definitely see it will be necessary to dust regularly. Also, with a standard LED Edison bulb, you will find this light too dim for kitchen task lighting. As it is the main light in our kitchen, I am still seeking out a neutral white LED edison style bulb. 5000K is too cold/blue, and the 2700K of a standard style edison bulb is too warm/dim (Although they do look cool :)  So just keep that in mind, if this is going to be your main lighting source.