I LOVE this light fixture!  It was packaged very well and had no issues with scratches or nicks when I took it out of the box.  The finish is a bight shinier than I had expected, but still very nice.  There is a substantial amount of chain that comes with the fixture (I guess you could hang it from a vaulted ceiling if you wanted), but we simply cut the chain at the length we needed for our space.  This is a really good size for a smaller area-it's in the eat-in area of our kitchen, over our 4-person dining room table-not a large space, but the scale of this fixture is perfect!  I did a lot of research on these orb lights, and this was the best deal and the best quality that I've found.  I used Edison-type bulbs for mine, which gives it an even more modern look.  Again-love this light fixture!