I love this light fixture!  It is a little bit over the top but not gaudy.  We have eight foot ceilings and we were able to mount it directly to the ceiling without the chains.  It only took about two hours to put all of the crystals on and it was well worth it in the end.  I love the way the light shines on the ceiling.  It is so bright too.  I am going to switch it to a dimmer so that it is not so bright at breakfast time.  I absolutely love it and have received tons of compliments on it.