I bought the lamp because I liked the design and it had a bit of this faux wood look at the base. We had it lying around for a bit and during that time I started to get my doubts because I had a plan for it to go to my basement low ceiling bathroom. It is not a small lamp. But since it would have gone in the corner, we have it a shot anyway. And we glad we did. It looks clean and modern and in our application also different. Love it!