I got the "blue/white," which is more of a teal.  The color looks accurate in the picture, so it's exactly what I hoped it would be.  Yes, you have to put together the shades, but it took me maybe 3 minutes total to do both.  No biggie, and I appreciate that it reduces packaging waste.  There is a large seam on the shades, which is fine for me since they're against a wall, but if your lamps will be visible all the way around, you may not care for that.  Overall, they're beautiful and just what our mediterranean themed room needed.