Don't let that stock photo fool you. Light cast onto the wall from this is exaggerated. You can get it to throw light further, but then you'll be seeing the LED strip. Which kind of defeats purpose of ambient lighting. Seeing a bright source of light directly rather than a good cast off the wall was a let down. The wall is a light gray so light of gray it is practically white. Not a wall coloring issue. 

I will find a use for it somewhere, just not where I planned. Lamp works as intended and foot switch functions just fine. Assembly was easy. Just does not cast that extent of glow on the wall as the stock photo. 

5 stars for everything functioned, easy to build. Opted for -2 stars and calling it "It's ok" per wayfair rating system as light cast did not meet my expectations.