After purchasing this chandelier in the 3-bulb for my two year old's new bedroom, I ended up purchasing the 4-bulb for my guest bedroom as well!  In my opinion, if you are debating between the 3 or the 4-bulb, I say go with the 4!  Both are pretty but I like the 4-bulb because it is more proportional while I feel the 3-bulb looks lopsided from certain angles. Regardless I love both chandeliers!  Just keep in mind, the crystals are acrylic and do have small imperfections in them but for the value you can't go wrong!  Once the chandelier is hung, it still had a nice sparkle and you don't notice the imperfections anyway. Very happy!!