Bought this as main light source for a desk area wa bay of windows that provide ample ambient light. It works brilliantly well for this purpose,  I love that I can angle the pendant lampshade to turn it into a task lamp as needed. The lampshade itself is a really lovely beige texture linen that diffuses light nicely. The post  hardware are a nice oiled bronze(). Having the option of a foot pedal and a remote is nice as well I especially like that last used light  warmth settings of the light remain the same after turning the lamp off  on again by the foot pedal. As someone who hates fluorescents  blue white light, I LOVE the temperature settings. I usually keep it on the bright amber white light  it provides plenty of light to work by, while making my workdays so much better having avoided the glare  misery of overhead lights!