This is an interesting looking lamp. It was a lot bigger than I'd expected it to be from the picture. Just because it's short doesn't mean it's small! The lampshade is thick and sort of burlap-y looking. I wasn't expecting it to look quite that... "home-spun", I guess. Also, the thickness of the shade filters out quite a bit of the light generated by the bulb underneath. I may end up getting a different shade for it.