Bought 2, one for each son ages 5 and 8, for their room. Younger son uses it where he builds legos, older son has it on his desk. They both love their lamp, especially because of the cubby holes in the base of the lamp and because they were able to pick their own color. The lamps seem sturdy and are a good size without taking up much room on their table/ desktop.  Can use up to a CFL 13W (equivalent to a 60 W incandescent) which gives a good amount of light.