First, I have to say how happy I am with the packaging, It might sound strange, but so many products come poorly wrapped. This lamp was carefully wrapped with no wasted space. The lamp itself was easy to assemble, but I also am pretty experienced so the diagrams were clear. I wanted a diffused soft light, so that works really nicely. I used this in bed at night,so the light is just right for reading, using my Kindle or phone. I purchased two more and one was wobbly but I just tightened it. We picked the cherry wood which looks very nice.