Very pretty, the base is surprisingly heavy for the cost! It was easy to put together, just screwed a few segments of the post together and the harp to hold the shade, etc. Like other reviewers said, a few of the glass beads were in the bottom of the box which were not hard to put back on, some vertical or horizontal due to some tiny holes not being open all the way in the metal shade so not the highest quality shade or best packaging for the shade but the price was amazingly low so I didn’t expect real crystal lamp quality. I love it.