What attracted me to this particular Tripod Floor Lamp was how its made. The cord runs down the inside of the leg. I hate a floor lamp that the cord is visible and is dangling down. I liked the idea of a floor foot switch. This was the perfect size to fit my small space. The drum shade comes fully shaped as you would expect and was wrapped neatly in plastic. The shade color is a nice bright white. Super easy to assemble, just screw on the 3 leg and attach the shade.  The lamp is stable on my hardwood floor. Prior to that it was fairly stable on my dense carpet. I would recommend purchasing a 40W LED bulb in a warm white. I tired several wattages and thought the 40W balanced out the light in the room the best.