We went with the nickel and wood finish and it is a beautiful fan and good quality, putting it together was much easier than we thought it would be (easier with 2 people).  It is very quiet and does exactly what we want it to do. I really love the dimming light and it is a nice warm light.  The only thing that I wish is that the updraft and downdraft setting was on the remote. Now we have to climb a ladder to our 12' ceiling to switch the settings on the fan itself. Thankfully we'll only have to do that in the twice a year.