Purchased these for a pre-teens room. The green color we bought is very nice and bright, and the lamps seem very well made for the price. Very small, but I knew that when I bought them. Perfect for small areas, like a night table or a desk. 40W bulb, though not bright enough to light up her room well, is enough for homework and reading. The bulbs are not the regular size bulbs but the smaller base ones (name escapes me) which I did not see specified in the description (but I could have missed it) so that is a benefit to know, as I bought the wrong bulbs. The base did have some distress marks, or what looked like fuzzy material getting stuck in wet paint, but not anything to take away from how adorable these lamps are. I recommend them.