I was VERY worried to get a lamp with a glass table at that price that it would not be stable.  It is very stable, it now holds some books and a water plant.  It softens the room with the lighting giving it a more feminine feel.  It gave the grey drab walls a softer feeling. The lampshade is in fact white (it seemed pink in some pictures).   A piece of cake to assemble, the brass finish seems to be leafed and not perfect but is evenly like that throughout giving the finish some character.  Needless to say this little piece completed the room and I am so happy with it.