My wife calls this my "Las Vegas strippers pole". I cannot disagree. I tell her that it is more my Christmas Story leg lamp. We have this hanging in our living room and it is indeed a statement. Yes, I get this in not designed for a standard living room. Yes, I get that Liberace would find it a bit much. I like it. My thirteen year old daughter loves it. It is well made and the glass balls are nice. It will take some time to put it up each strand, but my wife and I work great together. Use needle-nose plyers to push in the hooks and take your time to put the strands in the right holes. I would remove the plastic protecting film before you mount it to the ceiling; it is a pain.