I'm shocked at the positive reviews for this lamp!  Mine was a non-functional disaster.  The light bulb socket was defective...it took minutes just to get the bulb to make contact with the socket...and the socket hangs so loosely that the bulb actually swings below the shade.  The on/off knob broke off in my hand--on the second attempt to turn on the lamp!  In all my years of online shopping, I've never encountered such a low-quality piece of junk.  See the photo:  a broken on/off switch at the top of the lamp shade...and the bulb dangling below the shade.