I love this lamp! It is pretty sturdy and a little bit taller to fill our family room and does not look lost next to our wrap around sofa. The shade is something you put together yourself, which I've never seen before, but really was easy to do. Some folks mention the remote being complicated, but I didn't find it so. It's nice that the remote is magnetic and sticks to the post, however once you put batteries in it will slide down the pole a bit. I highly recommend this lamp.