I love the design of this lamp and I've always wanted an arched floor lamp. I have this has the lamp for my reading corner. The assembly was fairly simple and the base feels really sturdy however the lamp leans forward a bit rather than staying upright with the support of the base. It's something I can live with but I do wish the base could support the arched arm of the lamp so that the lamp shade would sit directly where it's suppose to rather than a few inches forward.