I wanted a lamp that the shades faced down.  The description of this lamp said they did.  What they did not tell you is that the crystals are only secured on one side.  They are made to secure on both but they only secure it for the shade facing upward.   This means you must remove all of the crystals and hang them in the opposite direction to allow for the shade to face down.  It is also made cheaply so that the holes in the metal in some places needed to be enlarged to get the hook for the crystal through.  I purchased four of these lamps and had several missing crystals and some broken ones.  Even with all of this, I am keeping them and they are sending replacement parts.   I still like the way they look.  Just very labor intensive if you want to face the shades down.