We bought a 30-year-old house that had the original, but not my style, light fixtures. My husband is more into function than aesthetics​, so I had a difficult time convincing him we needed to replace those bad boys. (Happy wife, happy life, as they say.) I selected these for our stairwell and crossed my fingers. To my surprise and delight, he loved them. We were able to put them up easily. As others have said, the light is bright, so I don't stare at them when going up the steps. But they look great and we're very pleased with the purchase.