I have been eyeing this lamp for a while to light my basement guest room. In spite of 2 large windows, a French door and 2 nightstand lamps, this room is always dark. Photos of this room were taken after dark with just the torchiere illuminating the room on a medium setting. It works better than I had hoped. There are multiple settings for light color (warm to cool) and brightness. It comes with a remote and has additional controls on the body of the fixture. The top can swivel any direction to position light wherever you want. Dreary guest room problem solved!