I have this hanging over the kitchen table. It isn't that big, but our area isn't either so it works. The only thing is the lights face up so the table under the light is dim. It just took a little while to get used to. The shadows on the ceiling are really neat. It didn't take too long to put together. My husband rewired it because he thought the chain that we had was a nicer quality (they were similar anyway). The biggest pain was unwrapping it. It is definitely protected! I would recommend!