The lamp is beautiful.............love it.    However, the directions are lacking in detail about the assembly.     What was supposed to take 10 minutes took over 40 minutes.   Here is a hint,  place the lamp upside down on a rug, get a small ladder, work on turning the screw and rod from the bottom.  It worked perfectly then.  The pressure of forcing it downward really worked.    Good luck,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,