Although you cannot expect to light up the whole room with one light,as it is more suitable for a smaller space, if you add one or two more of these lights, it will light up a bigger area.It works well with any decor it is such a lovely light, so we actually purchased two more of these lamps for home as the area we wanted to light up needed more than one of these lights. We are so thrilled by these lights that we knew that the additional lamps were a good buy.