It's cute and works nicely as a reading lamp. You can angle the head a little bit if you need to focus the light in a different spot. The only reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 is that the only switch is a step-on, which isn't really convenient if I'm already sitting and need to turn it on. In the space where I have it I can reach down to hit the button pretty easily, but in spaces where the outlet is further away from the base it might get annoying to have to always get up to go turn it on. It would be great if it had a switch on the arm or at the head of the lamp as well so it can be turned on from a seated position. Just a small gripe, though, it was easy to put together and seems nice and sturdy, I've bumped into it a few times but haven't had any issues with it tipping or moving.