Looks great as a display but not the most practical for actually lighting a room! With frosted glass it reduces light output even more. Suggest you install a spotlight style bulb if you want to maximise the light output. Have experimented with it and it is pretty good for bias effect lighting in a TV room or spot lighting a cool fixture about the house. Seems very well constructed, solid, stable, and easy to put together so can't question the quality, especially for the price.