First of all, the lamps are really nice looking and seem very well made. The three star rating is kind of my own fault - I read the height and thought, that's four inches over a foot, it sounds okay!  In person (and on my console table) they look very tiny.  They are going to be more of a decorative item than a light source for me.  But, at the price I got them for, that doesn't bother me at all.