For the price, cant be beat. I have an awkward great room with pretty wood paneling on first level, white walls above. Older home- I did not want to add wall sconces or cut up the ceiling. My solution was to use these dark bronze lamps behind two chairs, placed in front of a lot of artwork. They can swivel as up lights, throwing light into the ceiling above, or play light off of the wall. It really softly lights that side of the room. Cheap and easy. The bronze is a very nice dark bronze, very heavy base on lamps. I used 8 watt LEDS in mine because I love light output and may opt to add dimmer to plug in. Buy them!