This light is a really beautiful and unusual alternative to all the endless but samey variations of the carriage light style fixture that are available. The rounded leaded glass at the top is really unusual for this type of fixture and the whitish opaque glass at the bottom has tiny bubbles in it like blown glass. You get plenty of light without any unpleasant glare. At first we put 100 watt bulbs in it but it was too bright and you could not see the beauty of the fixture, so we changed it to 60 watt bulbs and that was much better. We have used low energy bulbs and you cannot see the spiral shape whether they are off or on, and so look just like incandescent bulbs. It is very easy to change the bulbs, you just reach your hand up underneath and unscrew them, which also means that they can't get filled with trapped insects. We have a large house near the sea with lots of outdoor lights and we have bought 11 of these. They really are perfect for a waterfront property.