I thought the gold of the lamp would be shiny yellow gold but it is a matte gold--pretty but not what I was expecting.  The lamp base is very heavy but the pole does not screw in enough to make the pole as sturdy as it should be.  I was told by a Wayfair customer service rep that the lamp shade was arrive already made.  It did not.  There were no instructions on how to put the shade together.  It was not that difficult to figure out but it was just one more thing that did not measure up to my expectations.  All together, I would not buy these lamps again at the price I paid.  They are not bad lamps (they do work and I do like the 3 way light bulbs I purchased) but they are not great lamps.