24.4" Gold Drum Chandelier - Modern Crystal Glass 8-Light Pendant Ceiling Light Fixture for Dining Room, Living Room, Bedroom, Foyer | Luxury Home Lighting for Elegant Decor & Special Occasions

I have a 9' ceiling & wanted a chandelier but it needed to mount as a semi-flush mount to not hang below 7'. My 1st light I bought hung too low. This one kept grabbing my attention when I was searching for a gold & glass chandelier. I decided to give it a try. I am glad I did. It looks like it cost way more than it did! It is unique & beautiful (day or night).I am a handy, 64 year old female. I was able to hang it myself, without help. However, it took a long time to hang to get the 3 cables evenly spaced & to determine the right height to hang it. I had to adjust my cables twice. The light is quite heavy with all the glass installed so make sure your junction box is secure & that you have enough length on your mounting screws. It comes with 2 sizes of mounting screws. I also recommend you check the light sockets to make sure all the light bulbs screw in without issue before you add all the glass pieces. The light also comes with 1 extra piece of glass for both sizes and a few extra gold nuts and bolts.You can hang this light to about 6-7" from the ceiling if you need it semi-flush mounted for clearance. With my 9' ceiling, I hung mine to 10" from ceiling to the 1st gold ring. My clearance after the glass was installed is 7'3".One thing I added was small nylon washers on the front & rear of each screw to protect the glass. I bought my washers from Amazon. They came in a pack of 100 for much less than I could buy them at a local store. They are small enough that they are not visible behind the screw. See photo of size I used.I highly recommend this light.