I had hoped that the glass shades had been heavier "milk glass".  I found them to be light-weight but gorgeous to look at.  They perfectly suit the two locations (either end of a hallway) that I had chosen them for.  However, if there was a heavier model that looked as good as these do, I would purchase them instead.  All in all, they are beautiful, as are all of the other lights I have purchased from Wayfair to date.