I absolutely love this fixture! It took us 5 hrs but we did it. Tip: Trim cables to fit in the base for this type of orientation , but if you plan to make it tiered you won’t have a problem with fitting all the wires in the base. That is partly why It took us so much time with hanging. Our orientation choice or any similar will leave you with too much Wire. We fought for an hour trying to get it in then securing to mount. I love that it has different lighting choices avail. Happily Illuminated.