This is quite a large lamp and we are using it as more of a "statement piece" as opposed to lamps for end tables by the couch.  Colors are nice (purchased the blue-green) and the shade is beautiful.  Only issue is a manufacturer's defect.  The bottom part of the lamp is not painted all the way down to the wooden base, but it is not really noticeable unless you are looking very closely, so we decided to keep it.  If it were not for this quality control issue, I would have rated it higher.