My husband and I ordered two of these lamps for our condo.  We love them.  The base is a beautiful amber color and the lampshade is perfect cream color.  They look just like the picture so there were no surprises.  They arrived promptly and with no defects.  They are so adorable; we couldn't be happier.  They are a little shorter than the average lamps we initially looked at   but that was the look we wanted.   We looked at hundreds of lamps and I kept coming back to these.  I also pay a lot of attention and read all the reviews before I buy something as I want to be as fully informed before ordering.   I  hate shopping in person and am very pressed for time but do get a little anxious when ordering  on line.   I would definitely recommend these lamps either as a pair (as we did) or as a single lamp.    They are reasonably priced and do look more expensive.  As someone else mentioned, you really cannot see the wire through the amber.