I was surprised about the lamp shade being flat and having to assemble it on the two wire rounds.  The directions and the tool provided were useless.  The screws in the lamp base were very hard to unscrew and was very frustrated by it.  I thought the lamp legs would be wood not metal and there are noticeable scratches on one of the legs.  I would not buy this lamp again...and think it should of cost less than what I paid for it.