I love the nice simpllstic look of this lamp. The shade has a very nice linen look to it and the base is an excellent shade of bronze in a satin finish. The open look makes it seem like it takes up no space above the surface and the base occupies little room on the table because of it's X shape. It also included a 3 way fluorescent bulb. I must say though that this was one of the worst packing jobs I've ever seen for a mail order package especially one with potentially fragile parts. There were two pieces of 2 inch thick styraofoam on each side of the base and no other protection for any other items in the box. The packing list photo showed that the shade should have been immobilized by 4 pieces of triangular shaped cardboard holding it in place, but instead the shade was just loose within the box as was the bulb. The harp was also just lying loose and was supposed to have been packed within it's own cardboard. I was not very encouraged when I picked up the box and felt the parts shifting quite easily and felt even less positive when I opened the box and saw everything so loosely packed and subject to shifting with any movement. It looked as though it had been opened previously, the packing removed and then no one bothered to repack it carefully before shipping it out again. Amazingly however, everything arrived intact, including the shade and the light bulb which was pretty miraculous. I guess I haven't anything to complain about since it did arrive unscathed, but I thought the folks at Great Offer Stock should be aware of this oversight in packing. I'm relieved it arrived in good condition since I love the look of it and I'm glad I didn't have to return it, especially since it's now out of stock.