We never had a ceiling light in our dining room.  When we upgraded our kitchen, we also updated the floor and this ceiling light in the dining room.  This accommodates dimmable bulbs and so we added a dimmable wall switch.  I love the semi-flush mount.  The fabric reminds me of burlap, and makes it perfect for our 1940's cottage.  A lot of drum lamps are very modern and flashy and wouldn't have looked as great as this one!  Love it.