This is a very nice lamp.  It was the perfect design for my living room.  My husband put it together himself while I had tea with a friend!  Of course, he read the directions afterwards to see if he had done anything wrong, but he hadn't.  He is really good with this sort of thing.  The lamp is decent quality.  I guess the only reason for four stars instead of five is the cost.  I am from the generation where paying this much for a lamp seems atrocious, but I know I am old school.