The lamp is beautiful and fits wonderfully in our new living room. The design is just what we hoped and it's nice and bright so it provides actual good lighting rather than just being decorative. The only issue is that on one of the light fixtures, the ceramic threads were cracked, and when it was fired, the broken piece got glazed into the threads such that you couldn't screw on the glass shade. I was sure I was going to have to return it and get a refund, but I was actually able to use some of my craft tools to file away the broken piece and render it functional again. I'm glad I was able to make my lamp work without having to return it, because I do in fact really like the lamp, but having to fix something like this is sort of a drawback. I'm glad it all worked out, though! Also, beware when you open the box - tiny styrofoam pellets will get absolutely everywhere.