When I first saw this online, I fell in love and ordered it as soon as it was restocked. Almost immediately I felt nervous that it may be too big or that the black plate and cords would clash with our decor. It arrived about a week later and I the first thing I noticed was that the actual glass globes were huge! Panic set-in that it was going to be too large for our small dining room. Because I loved it so much, we went for it and I'm so glad we did. IT IS BEAUTIFUL- Pics do not do this light justice! The "black" ceiling plate is more of an antique black with hints of brown showing through which matches perfectly with our style. We did have a dimmer installed because with all 8 lights on at once, it is bright! (I can't really imagine it not having a dimmer and it took our electrician all of 5 minutes to install it.) The light itself if heavy so you WILL need at least 2 people. If you are on the fence about this light- go for it!