This light is perfect for a ski house. It's a bit glam and rustic at the same time and much better than those flush mount "boo3" lights that are everywhere in the home improvement stores. It came very well packaged but without all the excess cardboard that sometimes comes. It does not include bulbs but the hardware to hang it is included along with simple instructions. The tall people in my family appreciate that it doesn't hang too low. One thing that surprised me is that the gold rims are not as shiny gold as displayed in one of the photos; its more a lightly brushed on gold with the dark metal showing through. This is totally ok with me though and I love it!