The actual lamp is very great accent to the room, however like others have said in their reviews the lamp shade holder (the U shaped piece that goes on top where you rest the lampshade) is crooked!  I had to wedge a piece of putty in one spot where the shade rests on the base in order for it to rest evenly.  The other strange defect to this lamp is that there is orange paint on the outside of the finish at the top.  I tried scratching it off but some of it won't come off easily.  It's a somewhat small issue but kind of annoying considering it's a new lamp.  We really do love the style of it though!