This product is absolutely beautiful! I love it. The instructions said it would take approx 10 minutes to assemble, but it took us longer. The shades dangle on coated wire that was about 5 feet long so that you can make them whatever length you want. We chose to use about 1 foot of wire, so wound the extra inside the casing. This took a little time but was easily done. I highly recommend this product. The customer service at Wayfair is beyond any I've experienced.