This light is perfect for my staircase.  I've been looking for something that could fill a 25ft ceiling space in a clean and modern way for a while now and this light is all of that!  Did I mention I also wasn't looking to spend a fortune?  This light is a lot of bang for your buck!  You can leave the lines all same length or adjust to stagger them; just make sure you adjust the height of each line first (before hanging) because it's done at the top where the base connects to the ceiling.  We learned this lesson the hard way.