First are my complaints- 1 being this is NOT as stated on any sort of dimmer. Which was very disappointing..leading me to 2, at 60 watts, the suggested bulbs, this is very bright and HOT. My arm touched it for a split second after having only been on for a minute or two and I got a massive burn on my arm. My third complaint is the one everyone brought up- the assembly sucked. I was really hoping to use this for mood lighting in my small studio apartment, but without the dimmer option I am going to try 25 watt bulbs tomorrow and hope that works better. I love the look of it overall though, especially for the price.