The lamp appears smaller in the picture than it is. The lamp shade is larger than I expected. A happy surprise discovered, when putting it together, was the lamp shade and light part moves and rotates, which makes it nice for adjusting on what you want the light to shine on, a table, a chair, etc. There were a few tiny fallacies (bubbling) in the base, which are manufacturing defects, not highly noticeable, unless you are you're kind of picky like me! I think it's a little pricy for what it is, but it will be a great addition to our living room.