Pulling this light fixture out of the box it looked alright.  The finish is a little cheap looking but there were no scratches.  On each light socket area there was a sticker that needs to be taken off unless you enjoy looking at those.  I had to use a product to help get the sticky residue off which is annoying.  With that said after it was all cleaned off there were no scratches on the light fixture and the finish wasn't messed up.  Lastly, it took my husband quite a while to get this light fixture up, and it isn't his first rodeo.  We even had to go to the store and buy a junction box in order to make it work for our home. With all that, once it is hung it looks nice!