We looked long and hard to find the perfect lamp for our living room. The lamp is PERFECT. The package arrived with very good packing around all the parts. My husband said it was very easy to put together. The three way switch works. Be sure to screw the bulb in tight (at first he did not and thought it did not work...operator error). The 3 way LED bulb did NOT stick up above the lamp as someone else suggested. Beautiful lamp, thank you!!!