This light is just as everyone says, more beautiful than the pictures show. We are glad we read the other detailed reviews about using additional security screws. We didn't have any problems with broken or missing parts. This took my husband about 30-45 minutes to install the light mount. That includes trimming up some pieces and finding those additional screws to secure this better to the ceiling. As far as the actually crystals go we found the instructions and organization to be very user friendly. The process was tedious. We thought we would just get started, maybe work on it for thirty minutes or an hour, but once you start you can't bring yourself to stop. We enlisted the help of our kids, and they did great. I HIGHLY recommend having this be a group project. My 6 year old removed all the crystal balls from their packaging, no small task, and then would give them to me when I was ready for them. My 16 year old untangled the wires, and my 12 year old would take each finished strand to my husband on the ladder. I put all the crystal balls on the end of the wire hooks, my fingers were pretty sore by the end but it's not like I needed Band-Aids or anything. Working together with all 5 of us we had the light completed in 2.5 hours. We all started by wearing the gloves to avoid getting finger prints on the crystals, but we took those off about 15 minutes into the project as they were slowing us down. If the sunlight hits the crystals directly and you're standing right next to the light then you can see smudges. Otherwise this is high enough on the ceiling that none of that is noticeable. I will say that when we had it all completed, and it was just before midnight, that I was giddy with how beautiful it looked. However, in the morning I was unpleasantly surprised to realize I forgot to take into consideration the sunlight that came through our front window in the morning and that our entire entry way was filled with rainbow colored lights all over our wall. The effect of this light fixture went from classy to tacky. However, once the sun rose a little bit higher in the sky the disco ball effect passed and our walls cleared up. So now that will be an added bonus, a fun little morning party for whoever is awake early in our house. I would definitely recommend this product to anyone. The amount of light this puts off is quite high. So if you have an option to buy low watt bulbs I would definitely go that route. I did some serious price tracking of light fixtures similar to this one and from various companies and I found this fixture and amazon's price to be the most competitive. There were some other fixtures I liked better, but they were 2 or 3 times more expensive. And this one does the job perfectly, especially for the price. Good luck to anyone who buys this! Be sure to read other people's reviews for additional tips and tricks.
