The base is perfectly fine. The shade, however, is terrible. It comes in three parts: top metal ring, bottom metal ring, rolled-up shade. The shade unrolls and clips onto the metal rings. Because it is rolled up, the plastic is creased in many places, so it isn't smooth when unrolled and it closes with Velcro. The Velcro doesn't fit well and leaves a wide dark strip in the lamp shade. Perhaps acceptable if the lamp is against a wall but not when it is out and you can see it from all sides. I'll be buying another a real shade.