I love the lamp base itself but the shade was darker than I thought it would be. It is more of a grey than beige. The shade also sits lower than it looks in the pictures. I ordered two and one shade was off kilter and the other one got banged up in shipping and is all dented in on one side. I may just look for new shades instead of messing with shipping them back. Again, I love the lamps themselves but the shade didnt turn out as expected.