I recently purchased these lamps in navy.  Things I like: size, color, the pull cords to turn on the light bulbs, overall good quality. Thing I'm not crazy about: the painted gold/brass base and finial. The quality of the paint job is not as nice as the lamp presents, seems like the gold could be scratched easily. Not sure if they were going for a gold leaf affect, which I can almost understand. Overall, I do like the lamps and will keep them!  The packaging is great and that they come with light bulbs is a nice bonus.