I put these on either side of the bed and they look good. The shade is very nice, and the color of the lamp itself is sort of dark and not at all shiny, so quite dignified looking. I have zero ability in the handyman department but I was able to figure it out  from the instructions. My only caution would be to really pay attention when you install the cord cover to get it right in the middle of the lamp. I used the level app on my iphone to get everything straight. You also will have to bend out the bracket a little bit with a screwdriver or knife to get the cord cover to stay on the bracket (which the instructions didn't say).
So far the lamps  are easy to move around and they do a good job of illuminating my book when I'm reading in bed.