This is the best lamp we could have found for our bedroom (price and style). It looks waaaaaay more expensive. We have a kind of mid century vibe going on... but we don’t like our house to look like a time capsule. This lamp looks very modern and still has that MCM vibe. The picture I uploaded shows a height of 17 inches. This lamp comes with a variety of hard stems To adjust it to different heights. The description for this item states that the minimum hanging height is 26.5 inches ... but we installed it with one of the smallest pieces and one medium to make it a 17inch height. We did 40watts light bulbs and it is BRIGHT! Our bedroom is small with low ceilings... so maybe that has a lot to do with it. Overall we are extremely happy with our purchase.