I was initially a bit worried about buying this type of lamp because some reviews made comment of it being a poor quality (i.e. the little crystals arrived broken or they didn't hang right because of the cheap wire that attaches them to the lamp). However, the lamp looked beautiful in the picture and for such a low price I could not pass it up! We ordered the lamp in white and it arrived in good condition, nothing was broken, and all the crystal strands were accounted for. Yes, you have to attach each strand of crystals yourself but that is only because they come wrapped up to protect them during shipping, which is nice, and there are only 15 strands total so it took me 10mins max to assemble the whole thing and didn't even need the directions (strands were easy to attach and all of it was pretty self-explanatory, you just have to be gentle with them). The lamp shade is a brilliant bright white with a translucent (but not to see-through that you can see all the ugly bits underneath) fabric that has a hint of shimmer to it and the size is large enough that it immediately catches your attention when you walk into the room. This floor lamp has a matching table lamp and it is equally great, but make sure you pay attention to it's sizing dimensions. The table lamp is a bit larger than I had anticipated so we had to put it on a larger table, but it looks amazing nonetheless. This lamp is sturdy, the pole came straight with no weird side-lean, and it doesn't wobble about like other lamps. I suggest buying this together with the matching table lamp and if you do decide to deck your living room out with this sparkly eye-catching, yet classy, lamp set then make sure you scroll to and click on the "frequently bought together" button because you can also get the matching Crystal Ball Sequin Chrome Table Lamp and at a discounted rate. We got all 3 together (i.e. the Elegant Designs Floor Lamp, the matching Elegant Designs Table Lamp, and the Elegant Designs Crystal Ball Sequin Chrome Table Lamp) for a little under $*! They accent my neutral-colored living room wonderfully, look amazing together, all are using the same lightbulbs, the quality is good and it will def hold up over time if you're delicate while putting it together and put it in a safe corner. Most of the problems reported by reviewers seem to be about damage from shipping and not about the actual product. I was lucky enough to get my lamps in pristine condition but Great Offer Stock replaces damaged goods for free, very quickly and very efficiently.
