Pleasantly surprised!!  I have to admit I was a little dubious when I saw the little box it came in.  But there are about 6 pole lengths that screw into each other to make up the height of the lamp.  The base is heavy enough to keep it from tipping over.  My only complaint is that the bulb holder is plastic.  It comes with an LED bulb but the best part is the floor control OR the remote control.  Just as a note when you are putting it together, you need to pull the cord through the bottom in order to get some length on the floor control and tighten up the cord that goes up to the bulb.