We purchased this because we just painted our family room and kitchen a light grey. It was time for a change from our old ceiling fan. I was concerned that there wouldn't be enough light because we had 4 or 6 spotlights previously. It seems brighter then the old lights in the fan. Love the design. My husband didn't hardwire it to the light switch last night but got it done today. He said there were lots of cords so he had to move it from it's previous location.