This chandelier totally updates our space! So much more light than our previous fixture and it really ties everything together. I was super picky trying to find something that had a white shade, right height, etc, and took a gamble on this with the description for the shade saying “ash gray” and with only one review (that didn’t comment on what I was wondering). Pleasant surprise! The shade is white with a very slight texture to it. The lining of the shade is also white (when compared to my white linen lamp shades in background of picture that have an off-white lining). My only criticism has to do with install instructions... why, oh why could the instructions not clarify which holes in the mounting plate were to be used? A little spray paint on the right places or a diagram would have saved us a lot of heartache holding it up, taking the plate down, over and over. And this was not our first light fixture to install. Quite a pain, but worth the temporary struggle 100%.