Love the look of the top part of the lamp. For the price and sleekness of the top portion I think they could have come up with a less ugly base. I placed my storage ottoman in front of the base, problem solved! Assembly was not terrible, but not the easiest either. There was also a pretty big dent in the lamp in a section where assembly was required so that took some tweeking. Once in the living room it looks awesome though! Love that it has a dimmer switch and the slits in the shades give a nice design on the ceiling.