I was afraid it would be too silvery after reading the reviews but I loved the look of this light so I took a chance. Not sorry that I did!  It looks wonderful over my dining table. One note: it uses candelabra base light bulbs which I don't love and which I did not see anywhere in the specs. I found 60 watt bulbs because I was afraid the 40 watt candelabra bulbs would not be bright enough.