I still have not figured out how on earth to hang this flush to the ceiling, and it’s driving me crazy. It makes absolutely no sense to me how this is possible. 

Hanging this with absolutely no electric experience was doable, but the directions were less than helpful and I had to google a few things. It was also impossible for me to open and close the chain links. I managed to get one open and none closed, and had to ask a man for help. I hate that! :D 

Otherwise, I was able to install this myself with these extra tools: ladder (of course), scissors, utility knife, two sets of pliers, Phillips screwdriver. I’m not sure what the directions mean when they say you don’t need special tools, but it certainly doesn’t mean you don’t any tools. It would also help a lot to have a wire stripper to use instead of a box knife.

Now that it’s up, it looks gorgeous.