I purchased this fixture to dress up a guest room whose 8' ceiling is too low to hang a standard chandelier.  It arrived in perfect condition, well-protected in fitted styrofoam with each drop separately packaged.  The black finish on the metal was too stark for the room and didn't match the other fixtures, so I repainted the three of them to match.  Instead of the recommended halogen bulbs, I'm using LED bulbs.  The fixture provides good ambient light and casts interesting patterns across the walls.