Sturdy lamp, true to picture. I see some reviews complaining about the lamp shade but they fit a standard bulb and they're metal - ie not flimsy - but they do get hot. Like others, the bulbs that come with the lamp are terrible, I think one blew before as I tried to turn on the lamp so the lamp wouldn't turn on at all, I was bummed thinking it was faulty wiring, but replacing the blown out bulb got it going again. I do wonder about the wiring, but so far so good.