I love these lamps!  Fabulous price for two lamps that look like they cost much more.  I bought the gray color and put them on the nightstands in my bedroom. The packaging is amazing; no need to worry about the shades getting dented in transit.  As someone previously noted, the gray is really more of a taupe.  But still very pleasing. My only complaint is that the gold-colored finials on top of the lamps look a little cheap; but you don't really notice them. Even though I might replace the finials one day, the lamps still warrant 5 stars.