The base of the lamp serves the purpose and we are keeping it, but we swapped the shade out for another.  Don't be deceived by the photograph.  The shade is NOT warm brown.  It is black with a fine pattern in it.  The color is nothing like the photo, and the piece was overall too visually dark for the space we needed it.  We put a lighter green shade on it, and are happier now with the light cast downward and out through the sides of the shade.  The three-way switch is great. If you are doing a design scheme with lots of black in it, the lamp would look fantastic.  Otherwise, not so much.  We are using it to light a bar height table and it is tall enough to do so.