I LOVE THIS CEILING FAN! I bought 3! It has such a classic look. Its rich black color gives a great contrast to our white ceilings. The blades are reversible if you choose a dark chocolate brown color. The installation wasn't as easy. We hired someone to install all 3. There is a remote control, however its for the wall. If you're expecting an actual remote you could control in bed or while sitting down on your couch, you're not going to get that, however what you will get is the ability to control the air speed on the wall control as well as on/ off of the light. The reason for the 4 stars is that neither us nor the people we hired to install the fan were able to get the lighting to dim, it just turns on and off.