The lamps are nice but really hard to assemble.  The biggest issue is the first step…carefully pull the power cord until you can screw in the piece where the bulb goes.  This was extremely hard to do and my sore hand will attest just how hard it was.  Also the shade was unusual as it is put together with Velcro and two rings….this takes a one person job and makes it a 2 person endeavor.  All in all, had I known just how difficult the assembly was going to be I would have gone a different route in terms of my purchase.