I love these lamps! They are actually quite nice looking. I noticed also you can put the shade on one way and the lamp is shorter, but flip the shade the other way, and it is a little taller. I had a slight issue putting one of them together. I thought one piece was crooked, but I just had to be more careful how I placed it before I screwed it in. There are some imperfections in the shades that are visible when the lamp is on, but I can turn them so they don't show.