The height of these lamps is one of the things that attracted me to them.  I need tall lamps on my nightstands so I can comfortably read in bed w. good lighting shining down on me.   I love the base w. the textured clear color that look like waves.  They go great in my beachy themed bedroom.  I only wish the lamps took 3-way bulbs, but 100w seems to be bright enough.  The shades are good quality w. a texture to them.  I love the silver color too.    The 60w bulbs they came w. are not bright enough, but it was nice of the company to include them.  Packed very tightly to prevent breakage.