We purchased this light to hang above our dining table in our dining room/living room space. We wanted a light that we could plug into the overhead socket, rather than hardwire, since we are renting.
This light is great. We tried a couple of different bulbs until we found the quality of light we wanted, and we decided to use the diffuser so that we weren't looking right at the bulb over dinner. BUT, you do not have to snap the diffuser onto the shade, if you want more light directly below the light.
It literally took about 30 min to install and set everything up. We are very happy and CB2 offers a great product for a price that no one else we looked at, could match. Excellent.
Oh, and it arrived in less than 4 business days.
Thanks CB2!