Wrought Iron Finish 5-light Chandelier

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My first thought when spending over an hour just putting together this chandelier was that clearly the money I saved was the cost of labor. It arrived in about 50 pieces, and each piece was connected by a washer and nut/bolt. That would have been quite simple, except for the fact that the bolts all connected on the inside of a 3 inch cup, making it all but impossible for anyone with adult sized hands to put it together. Starting the treads on each one was quite a challenge, as space was at a premium and the length of the bolts was marginally more than the minimum required to thread the nuts on. Needless to say, I cursed the designer for over an hour until I got it all done. Once completed and hung (the easier part - standard connections and all needed hardware included), the lamp looked very nice, but it was clearly made of very inexpensive metal. Thank goodness it just hangs in the middle of the room out of reach, beacuse it wouldn't last long with the bruisers in my family otherwise. All in, a good value over similar products, but intsall is a bear. By the way, it looks much bigger in the picture than in person (the graphic is stretched along the vertical) - in other words, the proportions make it look a bit taller and more elegant than it in fact is.

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My wife loves jigsaw puzzles, so I let her assemble this chandelier. Not a task for those who are in to instant gratification. Once it's up it looks as expected. Like the long chain. Add a hook and you can adjust the hang point to center of your table. The builder here had no sense of where the table center would be when the outlet was placed, but the long chain allows enough swag to center.

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I purchased this light fixture because I liked the design. I did not realize I had to assemble the whole fixture itself but wasn't all that concerned once it arrived. The directions for assembly were so bad and actually wrong in important areas. The screws and nuts were very poor in quality. My father, who is an electrician, had a very difficult time determining how to wire the light. We actually had to go out and buy extra materials to put the light up correctly. I was very disappointed but once the light was wired and hanging admitt I do like the "look" of the light as it matches my table decor. Overall I would not recommend this product.