The reviews on this light are so scary, I thought hanging it was going to be a complete nightmare. I recruited the help of my father thinking it was going to be too much for me to handle but realistically it wouldn't have been and he had it up in a few minutes. The hardware provided is for any scenario, but I was replacing a light so we didn't use a lot of the new construction pieces like the hollow wall anchors. Any electrician out there that complains to you about installing this light is just being difficult. I've replaced many lights in my home and this wasn't even close to the most challenging. The stringing of the crystals was a bit tedious but was worth it since the light is beautiful!