We purchased two different colors of this sconce - one for our basement and one for the main floor (both hallways). Both are beautiful. These sconces really provide a great amount of light!! In fact, we had to downgrade to 40w bulbs because it was rather blinding with 60w bulbs!! My only complaint is that one of them (in the brushed nickel) is crooked. You might be able to see that in one of the closeup pictures, the base of the fixture isn't quite straight. (We did that so the main part of the light fixture would be straight; it's less noticeable that way.) We decided we're okay with it as it's in the corner of a basement hallway and would have been more of a hassle to return/exchange as my husband had already hung the lights before we noticed.) We were replacing other sconces, so installation was not difficult and did not require an electrician.