I live in a rather old rental house so the bedrooms have no ceiling light fixtures and a table/desk lamp was not cutting it and neither was a floor lamp so I set out my search for a cute plug-in ceiling light. This is perfect and light. It is easy to assemble and hang up. The chandelier is lightweight which is a plus because I was afraid that it would crash onto me if it was too heavy. I've had it for a year already and it's still going strong!