I purchased 2 of these lamps with the clear glass base. They were larger than I expected (but only because I didn't take the time to visually measure out the dimensions given in their description). I was going to use for bedroom nightstand lamps but loved them so much and didn't want to hide them so placed them in our Family Room instead. Several friends have commented how much they love them (and so do we)! My only slightly negative comment would be that the cord exits at the top of the base (as opposed to running through the glass and exiting at bottom as a normal lamp would). At first I was concerned that it would look akward but honestly the cord doesn't show at all (the length is long enough so that the cord drops straight down then over to socket).