These lamps offer the elegance I was looking for in my living room. Their weight is also cat-proof, which was very important to me. The shades are a lovely faux suede. 
The only reason I gave only 4 stars instead of 5 is that 2 of the lamps arrived broken, but Wayfair immediately sent out replacements of the whole set. I am sure the lamps were broken in transit and were not shipped out that way, but there should have been a FRAGILE sticker on the box.