This lamp is a bit smaller than I had hoped and the welding on the bird was a little bit sloppy.  I'm using  it in the living room next to my sofa  as a reading lamp and it looks very cute there.  I can't realy complain about the quality because I have paid more for just lampshades. The base is nice and heavy and I think that for the money,  it's a  good value.  It was packed very well.  It arrived in perfect condition and was very easy to assemble. I'm think about buying a similar table lamp.