Easy to put together and it's pretty.  But there are some things that I don't like:  The knob to turn on/off/dim is a little too high for me to reach if I'm sitting on the couch.  The bulbs are VERY bright even when they are dim. I'm a person who likes lots of light but this lamp doesn't work for me.  It casts a lot of shadows from the medal bars on the shades. Also from the pole since one fixture will always be behind it. The lamp doesn't light up the room seems more like something for ambiance. I'm still experimenting with it; moving it around to see if I can get what I wanted from it - which was more direct task light. I might try different bulbs even though the Edison bulbs are a pretty addition.