Needed something like an uplighter for the lounge to spread the light better. This does the trick and doesn't focus a beam straight in front of the telly like a typical lamp shade. I ordered 2 of these and 1 wasn't totally straight - the metal would scrape the glass when you rotate it but as it's not supposed to move it doesn't quite matter. As others have mentioned you really need to get either candle or golf ball bulbs as regular shaped ones will not fit. Overall very happy with this!