Love the base of this--looks beautiful. However, the shade is not well designed. The top of the bulb sits right at the top of the shade, so unless you have it situated right at eye level, you have glare from the bulb, and the birds are slightly hidden. Would work better if the shade sat up higher so that the bulb is concealed and the birds are more visible. We'll keep it, as we love the base, but we'll probably look for a different shade, unfortunately.