MAKE SURE YOU GET SMALL BULBS FOR THE TOP, or else the bulbs will touch the motor and the fan will be super loud...at first I thought the fan was defective, but the light bulbs I put in the top were just too big. Once I switched them out the fan is quiet as a mouse....love the beauty of this fixture, it looks so great in my bedroom as it has a romantic ambiance to it, especially when the light is on. Very much worth the purchase, so elegant!!