Arrived as expected, packed well. Putting together required a little effort, some of the arms needed to be slightly and carefully bent to fit into the middle arm section. The 3 arms. I was able to do that and not cause an issue. The colour is definitely an antique bronze. It is not black, although from a distance it has a black appearance. I changed the pendants from a clear glass to a faceted amber. I felt it went better with the colour. You will need to read the instructions and have something to pry open the metal chain for adjusting the length. It is metal so it kind of loses some finish from opening then closing. You can’t help but scrape it. Once installed it worked perfectly. Really love it, and for the price it was a great buy. I love that I can change the pendants to whatever I want, or nothing at all either way it looks great.