I was so excited for this light and really wanted to make it work, it’s beautiful when the light is off but we’ve tried 4 different bulbs and even 40w’s and it still causes concern when looking at it, it’s semi blinding for a few seconds when you look away. I’m replacing a ceiling fixture with it instead. It just doesn’t work for us as a pendant level over our island. I had it up for a whole week asking guests and friends opinion, the consensus is to move it and keep looking. Feel it needs glass around it to diffuse the light a bit. I’ve purchased many items from Wayfair and this is the only thing that hasn’t worked.