These lamps look great in my client’s living room!  She said they were a little tricky to get stable, but once they are positioned all is well.  That said, based on her feedback I’m not sure these would work well in an area where the lamp needs to be scooched a lot (for ex, to access an outlet) or where there could be kids playing around the base.  Fortunately my client has neither situation, so these are perfect!