I bought these for my guest room ( my eldest son finally moved out to allow a reason to redecorate) These lamps although plastic look very nice on the 2 nightstands. I dont have to worry about grandchildren knocking over ceramic ones. They has a USB to charge your gadgets ( cell etc) as well as 3 ways to light up the bottom to use as a night light feature. The top for reading or more light and then both top and bottom light up together as well. The Lampshades are folded flat in the box to assemble so it all fits into one box