These are beautiful lamps that require total assembly. The shades put out really nice light and the base looks gorgeous. We did have a problem with one lamp - the way it comes you need to pull the cord through and then screw in the top part to the base, and it gets pretty twisted. Right after we assembled it, we heard a "pop" sound and the bottom of the base had shattered. Not sure what happened but Wayfair is sending us a replacement. Only 4 stars based on the assembly and problem we encountered, otherwise they're great!