The lamp is very nice looking. I was going for a totally different look from what I had, and this certainly fit the bill. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because I was not too crazy about the finial. After I received the first one, I ordered another lamp because I had orginally been thinking about getting two. The finial on the first lamp looked okay, but the finial on the second lamp was much darker and also a little crooked. Instead of going to the trouble of returning the second one, I decided to get completely different finials for the lamp and was happy to find simple ones that I liked at Home Depot, and now I am much happier with the lamps.