Just as expected, very nice neutral colour lamp which gives off a lot of light. I like that it was adjustable, since it hangs over the couch, so we made it as tall as possible so nobody is going to hit their head when they get up from sitting. I didn't realize that's didn't have a dimmer option, which would be a good thing to add. The on/off switch is on the ground , which wasn't so convenient for us, so we plugged it into an outlet on a switch. Very heavy base, better to assemble it with someone helping you.