Saint Mossi Chandelier Modern K9 Crystal Raindrop Lighting Flush Mount LED Ceiling Light Fixture Double Swirl for Dining Room, Bathroom Bedroom

We were installing it on a 2 story foyer and had to hire a professional. But before hanging the crystals, he checked if the lights were working and sure enough, seven of them worked fine, except for 1 light. We tried switching the lightbulbs, with no luck. It cost a lot of money to hand it than it is worth the hassle to return it. It looks beautiful and sturdy.

But make sure to somehow check the sockets prior to hanging. I don’t know if you have a spare chandelier hanging place to check. It’s a hassle to have to hire a technician for 600 bucks just to find out your product is defective.

Absolutely beautiful

I just installed this light onto a 20 foot ceiling over a staircase. I really like the effect of the light, it's so pretty with all the crystals showering down! I'm very glad that I installed this light, and I feel that it is a good value, though I did invest several hours to put it up. I used a scaffold to reach my high ceilings, and I found this to be helpful because it provided a platform to put my tools and all the crystals, which really minimized the times I had to go up and down.

There are a few things to I learned and wanted to share about this installation:

1. This light does not mount directly to the electrical box (that would have been much simpler). Instead, the base of the light is mounted to the ceiling at 9 pre-drilled points that are arranged throughout the base. I do not believe that the hardware that is provided is sufficient to mount this 35 lb fixture to a drywall ceiling, which is what I was working with. If you read the instructions, you will see that they recommend using the hardware provided only to mount directly into wood or concrete, in which case I'm sure it'd be fine. I was able to find 3 mounting holes that were in a straight line that I could use to mount directly to the ceiling beam that the electrical box was connected to. For the other pre-drilled points, I used toggle bolts to attach them to the dry wall ceiling.

2. To make it easier to mark the points I had to drill, I made a template of the 9 holes on a large piece of paper that I then taped to the ceiling to drill the pilot holes for my screws/toggle bolts. I did not feel that I could hold up the light base with one hand while marking the holes all while standing precariously at the top of a high scaffold, so this solution made it easier to get the holes in the right place.

3. Most of the installation was fine for me to do alone, but It was helpful for me to have my husband hold the light base up while I made the electrical connections and also while I was trying to get all the toggle bolts through the drywall. Again, it was helpful to have the scaffold that could hold both of us for this step. Alternatively, if there were a surface to set the light base on close to the ceiling while doing the above steps, then I think it'd be feasible to do this installation alone.

4. The canopy that goes over the light base only fits in one conformation. While the screws that hang down from the light base that go through the canopy can be made to go through the canopy in a variety of ways, only one conformation will also make the light sockets line up with the holes cut in the canopy for the lights. My light came with the canopy attached to the base correctly, so when you remove the canopy (which you have to do to install the base), make sure you mark or otherwise remember the conformation it is in. It's good to do this so that you won't be struggling with trying to get a canopy on a base in the right way high up in the air!

5. Also just FYI, the canopy is sharp in some places. I tried to not leave fingerprints and handled the canopy through the holes cut out for the light bulbs. This was not a good idea because they were thin, unfinished metal edges, one of which sliced my finger. I think the included glove may have helped if I had worn them during this step. Otherwise, be careful.

6. Once the base and canopy are installed safely, then the rest is basically smooth sailing. Yes, installing the crystals is a little tedious, but it's not nearly as tricky as getting the light base securely on the ceiling. I recommend keeping track of what number string you're working on and have a system to systemically get through all the strings. Taking them out one at a time and attaching the crystal before going to the next string worked well for me to prevent tangles.

Overall, I love the way the light looks and I'm glad I took the time to install it!

It took around 3-4 hours to install but totally worth it. Thankfully it came with each string already attached to the plates and wrapped inside a Ziploc bag so all you have to do is open the Ziploc bag and attach the big crystals at the very end of the string to keep the weight down. You install the plate to the ceiling then the lightbulbs, then release the strings and attach the big crystals. Similar product was $1800 at lamps plus