When I first received the delivery, I was surprised how such a tall floor lamp could come in a small box, but made sense after it was all removed. It took about 15-30 minutes to figure out the instructions and this is the only reason I gave it a 4 star. The instructions were terrible but if you have some experience with assembly, you will figure it out. Overall, we were very happy with the lamp and all our guests thought it was an exquisite floor lamp.