Just hung the chandelier. I bought the gold tone version. Its like super gold, like really gold, almost on the cusp of being tacky. Luckily I don't mind because I bought it for my woman cave so I can go as glitzy and gaudy as I want. Plus I'm already decorating with gold tones so no harm, no foul. You'll have to spend sometime preassembling the crystal chains. Preassembly took about 30 minutes with good light and RHOC in the background. The metal pieces that link the crystals are kind of flimsy, so I was worried that it wouldn't hold up once the chandelier was hung but once hung the chains don't swing so I'm confident that it'll stand the test of time. It comes with extra metal pieces and an extra large crystal. It turned out perfectly for a room with lower ceiling height, it doesn't hang too low. Also, it doesn't come with light bulbs.