Hot Air Balloons Skypanels - Replacement Fluorescent Light Diffuser

We bought this panel for our basement playroom. It's a lot more expensive than a traditional diffuser, about the price of a really nice lamp. We think it adds enough ambiance to the room to be considered comparable to a nice light fixture because it transforms an ugly light into something fun, a sky light with hot air balloons!This panel did darken the room a little more than expected, so you may want to hold off on choosing your paint color until you receive it. We almost went with really dark paint, but I'm glad we waited because it will affect our choice significantly. It's not a bad thing because those florescent lights can really give you a headache after a while, so I'm sure we'll adjust. The adjoining room also has a florescent light (with a traditional diffuser), and the playroom is now notably dimmer.Installation went well, clear instructions. However, the instructions say to install it with 8 sky panel clips, which were not included. Our shipment only included the panel itself. The lack of included clips affected my review. We just popped it in and are hoping it doesn't come crashing down on us someday (the material is pretty bendy, so it's possible). I feel if something as insignificant as tiny metal clips are vital to the installation of a product like this, it should all be included as part of the deal. I may try to contact the company to ask about it if I get the chance.If you are used to buying things on amazon and receiving them within the week, shipping will annoy you. The ship date was extremely vague, like "sometime within the next four weeks." It ended up taking about two weeks. We were warned that it may take a while, but the waiting stressed me out! Haha. I think I would have preferred a more narrowed down shipping date, then if it came early it would have been a bonus.We just installed it today, and so far it looks nice!

Perhaps my bad, but I did not expect to have to measure and cut this panel to size, nor did I realize this was meant as a total replacement, unlike popular "films" that simply insert on existing light diffuser. Kind of labor intensive, comparatively speaking, and a surprise.

These are used in an office that is also used as a photography studio. These dull the glare of traditional fluorescent lighting while being very decorative. We get compliments on them daily. The only reason I subtracted a star was because they were much too big for the fixture and had to be cut down and during the cutting process, one splintered. We were still able to use it though. Overall very nice product and I recommend them allt he time.

Absolutely gorgeous panel for the fluorescent lights.It is pretty hard work to score it (and I used a top-quality titanium razor) -- you need to score it like 5 times, but then the extra edge cracks off nicely in a straight line where you scored it. Make sure you score it enough and keep your fingers tight and close to the point where you are cracking off the extra so you can immediately stop if it starts to crack in a direction you don't want (if it does, stop and re-score the cut-line with your razor several more times).

I purchased these panels for my classroom. The fire marshal would not allow me to install them.

The material is hard to cut. After using a sharp knife to cut a knife line mark, you almost have to tear alone the cutting line to make a smooth tearing. It is not hard, but it needs skill. So cut a small strip before you cut to the size. It works very well with my lights. I feel outdoor.

Very nice, solid, easy to install

Look great easy installation many positive comments