We love this light! It replaced an out of date ceiling fan. My husband installed it in about an hour. We also installed a dimmer switch for this light. Highly recommend this! This is perfect for our 17’ x24’ living room. Our 8’ ceiling needed a semi flush and it blends perfectly on the ceiling. 4 lights and 18” is wonderful. The shade is a nice soft fabric and the defuser is a good frosted glass.