Love the look of this lamp. No problem putting it together. Be sure to put together very near final placement as the base is very heavy and moving assembled lamp is precarious. Problem- light shines well above sitting hight (duh) and is very hard on the eyes. Thus the title. I just ordered a specialty bulb from PB that has the bottom of the bulb painted silver to reduce harshness of light. Hope it helps since my family are not fans of the hot seat.