Approximately a year ago, I bought this lamp to put between the chairs in my living room to have plenty of light for reading.  I soon discovered that my husband liked it too!  We spent a good deal of time swinging it back and forth between our chairs!  (I usually gave it to him when we wanted it at the same time.) Recently, I sat down to read and thought, why can’t we both have a lamp?  I ordered it!  It is great!