We purchased this light in chrome in order to replace a very dated and ugly fixture from the 70s. The hole behind the original light was so huge that we needs something with a similar large base plate to cover the hole. This worked quite well! I like how it looks. My husband installed it and he said that it is a little cheaply made (i.e. the posts that hold the light bulbs and shades are a little crooked). I don't particularly like how the shades look...they are glass but they look like plastic in the way they are styled and the way the glass is. However, it was a good price for a 4-bulb fixture and it looks 100% better!