Ordered the brushed nickel for our foyer. We weren't sure about what lightbulbs would work because it doesn't show the shape, only the base. We bought the clear candle shaped and it's perfect. They only had 40 watt bulbs so three of those make a nice light, not too bright, not too dim. Putting it together was easy enough. Directions are assuming you can pretty much figure it out by looking at the drawing. It is very pretty.