Overall I'm pleased with the lamp, but 2 of the teeny, tiny hex screws (there's 1 for each section of the arch, and 3 for where the arch attaches to the base) are actually NOT SMALL ENOUGH.  They're too wide to  screw in to stabilize the curved pole pieces, which are going to pop apart when the lamp is touched. I may need to re-drill the holes, which doesn't make me happy.  I bought it for behind a sectional and had to have an accessible on/off switch. Some have foot switches or switches on the cord, which wouldn't work.  This one's on the pole, which is ok. The height is good - I have lower, 7' ceilings. I like how the shade swivels to point out or straight down.  The shade is smaller than I expected but it's ok.  It's a true gray but washes out when the light is on.  Based on another review, I stumbled upon gray-blue lampshades at the store for my other lamps and bought them, expecting the  arched lampshade to be "gray but looking blue".  Nope.  It's definitely gray.