This light is AMAZING!  We are building a home and hung it in our formal dining room.  We have a modern flare in there and thought this would be perfect.  When it arrived I was worried that it would be too small of a light for that large dining space and wouldn't provide adequate light.  WRONG!  It is a very powerful light and brightens the entire room.  We LOVE this light!!  Our dining room also has 18 foot ceilings and this fixture easily accommodated that height.