I originally bought this lamp to go behind our couch but once we assembled it, we found it to be to lowshort. So we decided to keep it and put it behind our reading chair. I just wish the lamp shade was beige and not white. Beige would go better with the chair. Assembly was easy but took a few tries to get the shade straight. Went on crooked at first. Overall, it is a nice lamp and I like the style.