I have been looking for the right lighting solution for years for my living room where I do needlework. This arc works so well. No shadows and the light is so great and has three different settings. The light seems to be too bright though, even on a low setting it is too hard for my husband to sit nearby. I moved it to my sewing room and it is perfect there. The design is so great and my daughter also likes it for knitting but it is bright for her husband as well.