I had done a fair amount of research and looked at a lot of reviews before purchasing this pendant light. The reviews for this light that I read are pretty true to what I experienced with the light as well. I like that there is a bottom to the drum so that you don't look up into the light bulbs. My husband put this together and switched out the old fixture for this one and he said it was pretty easy to do. He did comment though that the light seemed a little cheap and the pole a little flimsy. So while it looks pretty and we are keeping it, just food for thought I guess if you are looking for a more solid, heavier fixture.