This is a very nice lamp. I have it in my home office on the second-floor loft. It looks great and I love the style, but it doesn't give off much light. It comes with 3 40W Edison bulbs. I purchased 3 60W bulbs, and it still does not provide a lot of light - I would call it mood lighting. That might be due to the Edison bulbs because they emit amber light, and the glass shades are amber. This is my first time using Edison lighting. This lamp is definitely not intended to be a reading lamp. All that said, I am still very happy with my purchase.