Overall, the lamp is nice. My only issue is that that many pieces of the stained glass are not stained; they're either clear or only partially stained, which takes away from the beauty of the lamp. Also, another reviewer indicated that the lamp is made of plastic. I'm not sure what lamp he/she is writing about, as the base of the lamp is metal and the lamp shade is medal and glass. Stained glass sometimes has a plastic-like look to it because of the coloring of the glass, but it is still glass.