This chandelier should be thought of more as a "sputnik light kit" than a chandelier you'd purchase and simply install. I was really excited to find a sputnik for so cheap, but with this one, you're really getting what you pay for. Aside from rewiring the only components that came pre-wired, it took a trip to the hardware store to DIY hack a broken piece of hardware that it arrived with in-box. Oh, and my dad is a retired electrical engineer, so I was really lucky to have professional help the whole time. It took the two of us an entire Saturday to get this thing up and running. The thing is that now that it's hanging above my dining room table, I really love how it looks. Maybe it was all worth it? Don't buy it unless you're ok with taking on a project involving electric technicalities. If you are, go for it.