The lamp is more or less as pictured and pretty easy to put together (after you get it out of the box). The reason for 4 stars and not 5 is that it is pictured as the lamp screen being totally "in place" at the top and as one unit, but mine didn't quite work out that way. Not that it's a big deal but I was just a tad disappointed with the small gap between the screen and the top of the steel bracket thing. Other than that, love this lamp! It totally fits the space that I needed it for and it's perfect!