The quality of this light fixture is even better than I expected.  It is well finished and all of the parts are metal excluding the cord.  The finish is perfect.  It comes with more cord than the average person will need but that makes it appropriate for all ceiling heights. It is easy to cut off what you don't need. The shades are metal with a white finish on the inside and I particularly like that it takes 2 - 100 watt light bulbs as many of the others of this type don't.  We put it on a dimmer to give us the full range.