These lights are spectacular when lit. Everyone oohs & ahhs over them. They look like polished chrome unlit. The cords are a little wavy, but I think they’ll eventually be pretty straight. One of the globes is a slightly different color, and we put that in the middle. I don’t think it detracts from the look of the lights at all. We installed these ourselves, and it was pretty simple, however, the single black cord from which the fixture hangs, encasing the black & white wires was not hollow. It was solid, and the black & white wires were very close together. So if you need to shorten the cord at all, you will likely nick either the black, white or both at the point you strip the cord.(which we did) If you don’t have a lot of electrical experience, I would suggest hiring an electrician to install these. Overall, I’m really happy with this purchase, and you can’t beat the price, since you get 3 lights for what other single lights are going for.