This light is legitimately one of the hardest lights to install ever. I love the look of it, but I am returning it because I am tired of fighting it to install!!! I should have read the other reviews before purchasing–but instead I saw it and loved it and knew I needed it. That's my own dumb fault–just don't fall victim to the same thing that I did. You can't take the brass part apart from the black; if you could, this would be a breeze to install, but, alas, I can't get the screws in to mount it. Maybe a professional could, but I'm not paying someone to screw in a light fixture when I can just buy another (with good reviews).