This is a beautiful light. It’s solid and well constructed. The finish is consistent on all surfaces. There is a pivot point at the top so it can be hung on a slant (though I didn’t use this option). It comes with additional rods to lengthen it.  I used one rod to make it a semi flush light. 

The wires that are in the photos are used to keep it level (but honestly could be left off. If you use it as a semi flush, or any shorter length you need to pull the wires taunt through the cover plate. Relatively simple but you need a wire cutter. You also need one to trim the very long ground wire and very long electrical cord. After I trimmed the wire I needed to strip the ends to expose the wire. 

I mounted it on top of a ceiling medallion (1.5 inches thick). To mount on a medallion will need a 2.5” or 3” number 8 machine screws and bolt to secure it to the hex mount.