These are really beautiful and different , and they throw a lot of light . I hung 4 of them in my hallways . Dressing them with the crystal requires patience, small fingers, and good eyesight . I found that attaching the large bottom crystal to the small strands first and working from the center of the fixture to the outside ring was easiest . They supply extra crystal. I dropped several from a ladder on a stone floor and amazingly none broke . We ended up liking them so much as we were putting them up that we moved a light so we could get one more of these and bought the matching foyer light . The side crystals were already attached . The light was well packaged and the instructions were surprisingly clear . I was a buyer for a large lighting showroom , so I can be pretty snobby about style and quality in this category . These met my standards in both .