This is the lamp I have been looking for my whole life!  It casts a beautiful soft light.  I recommend it for accent in two of the corners of your room with 40 watt incandescent bulbs.  The low setting in this configuration is quite intimate and the high setting not harsh on the eyes.  Also, the quality of the fixture is wonderful.  A few years ago a floor lamp from China was sure to have cheap threads that stripped instantly and a crooked pole once assembled no matter how much care taken.  Those days seem to be over, at least for this brand.  And the quality: the finish, welds, lantern shades, bulb receptacles, base, and every other part of this lamp are impeccable!  If you love soft mood lighting, you have to get this.   I just got mine today and I'm ordering two more right now.