Its beaitiful but like it says, use in a corner. I have a floating livingroom and put it behind my large sectiinal for lighting so its in the middle of the room. It is a bit too tall. I bought the white but its not stark white, its a soft white almost ivory, very nice color. It comes with 5 small 40 watt bulbs and has a dimmer. It lights up the whole room. The bulbs are inserted into one of the lamp shades along with the instructions. When inserting the pole part into the base, you have to unscrew the bolt to make it longer so it fits down into the base to be bolted tight. I put the bulbs and shades on last and had to stand on the couch to reach and almost still couldnt reach. Maybe put them on before setting it upright. 
This part was not in the instructions. I love the arch feature, its very modern. I would recommend this for your living room. It might be nice behind a king bed for lighting, the dimmer is a great feature.