This is a great lamp. We put it in my daughter's room and she loves it. The crystals were all packed by individual strand, so we just had to take out and attach. The best thing about this lamp is that the bulbs are easy to change once they burn out (no taking off crystals!) It gives off really good light and we only used 40 watt bulbs (I think you can go up to 60 watt). We are thinking of getting a few more for our hallway to update from the builder-grade lights. Highly recommend!