This is a really pretty flush mount that I placed in my closet in place of my builder-grade light. I've never installed a flush mount before, but found it pretty easy. A few words of advice for those who want to install it themselves. First, attach the crystal strands to the fixture EXCEPT for the heavy drop ones that go on the bottom. If you put the bottom crystals on now, the fixture will be WAY to heavy to attach to the light box. Second, once the fixture is attached to the ceiling, start hanging the bottom crystals starting from the inside ones and work your way to the end. I also suggest not having the light on at this point because the bulbs get really hot. Overall I think it took me an hour from start to finish - not bad for a first timer.