I was nervous this modern fixture wouldn't look right in my traditional house, but I love it and mixed with the bamboo blinds I just hung it changed the whole look of the room.  I thought it seemed "dinky" when I opened the box but once it was hung with the globes it's the perfect scale for my smaller dining room and looks simple but expensive and just makes the whole space.  I used 60w LED soft light bulbs..really bright but in a good way and perfect when dimmed.  Had a hard time deciding on the length but ended up going with 1 regular pole and the short connector and think its perfect.  2 poles would have been too long for 8ft ceilings, IMO.  If you're on the fence get this!!