The light is beautiful!  It is a bright white not an off white. Looks more expensive than it is. When I opened the box it was packed well but the bottom peice had a couple scratches on it. Not an issue. Everything to install was there and I received it on time. I am using this light as my back porch light. It gives a lot of light with the glass housing. Install took about 5 minutes, super easy. It is a light weight metal and I think some plastic. Looks heavy but its not.