I wanted clear glass pendants above our kitchen peninsula, our house is currently being built so we have for now the builder grade pendants with the dreaded frosted glass. My husband thinks these pendants are just okay, I like them better than he does but I am not 100% in love with them. I wish the cord wasn't " ropey", that's probably the only draw back with these. I like the size of the glass shades and plan to keep them, even if we don't use them in our kitchen. ( we plan to finish our basement with a bar area ) The vintage appeal is here and with the Edison vintage bulbs they are sure to look even more fabulous. Overall, decent pendant. :)