This chandeliers adds just the right feminine touch and elegance to our bathroom remodel.  (I bought two.)  The crystals cast a soft glow over the area, and, combined with three sconces with tea-colored shades, our vanity area is provided with flattering light.  If used as a stand-along light fixture, it would probably only work for a very small area.  I read the comments that attaching the crystals was difficult, but I did not find that to be true.  Either the directions have been improved, or maybe it was because I studied the diagram a little bit first and recognized a pattern.  We hung the fixture about a foot from the ceiling which made it about 8 feet high.