Love this fixture. Wasn't sure how it would end up looking, but it's super cool. Brightens, but not that terrible blue light, nor is it yellow and dreary. You can dim the light. I can't speak to the installation since we had our electrician install because there was no existing wiring in the ceiling of our master bedroom. But I will say that our electrician thought it looked good enough to take a picture to show his wife. :)