Absolutely LOVE this light! We needed more light in our bedroom and the ceiling is very high with a celing fan hanging down. We couldn't do high hats (can lights) and didn't use the fan or the dull light on the ceiling fan. So we removed the ceiling fan over our bed and put this in its place on a dimmer. So we can dim it low or we can use it in full brightness and it does the job beautifully! It casts a beautiful shadow on the walls that is more noticeable when it is dimmed. The metal is exactly as pictured, seems to be high quality and the unite is pretty heavy. If I recall, there wasn't much to assemble. We had an electrician hang it so we can't attest to how easy/hard it was to hang. 
It has really made the bedroom feel like it has real style! Very happy with it.