We mounted this over our son's bed for reading since he has little room for a nightstand and lamp.  He  loves it!  The swing arm moves easily, but also stays where you put it.  It's also nice that the lampshade tilts allowing us to adjust the angle of the light differently when we are reading with him versus him reading on his own. It's also nice that the cord is covered in rope instead of just the usual plastic coating.  We only have a few inches showing above his headboard, but it looks a little more polished and gives it some more weight, so it hangs straight.