These lamps are beautiful, but as other reviewers have noted, the platform that the finial sits on is welded on crooked. You have to really mess with it to get the lamp shades to sit correctly. I was able to put the lamp together on my own, but needed to assemble it twice because it went together crooked the first time. It's definitely easier to assemble with the help of another person. It is a three-way lamp, so be sure to pick up the appropriate light bulbs.