The pictures on the website and the pictures I added do not do this fan/light justice! Putting the crystals together and hanging them were extremely tedious. As you’re putting them together and hanging them you’ll probably question your decision to purchase this light, but it’s well worth the time and money!! The fan blades come out automatically when the fan turns on and retract automatically when it’s turned off. The fan is extremely quiet and puts out a surprising amount of air. The fan does wobble slightly when it’s on the highest setting but it’s still quiet. Would purchase again hands down. Will be purchasing more for additional rooms. The instructions are pretty self explanatory. It took my father and husband about 45 minutes to hang the fan. It took me about an hour and a half  to put the crystal strings together (with my husband’s help) and another hour and a half to hang the crystals (with my husbands help).