I've had the lamp for a few weeks now. I wanted this to be an additional decor piece in my living room. And while I don't hate my lamp, I don't love it either. I ordered the this lamp in "gourd grey" hoping it would look as grey as what was shown in the picture. When I laid eyes on it, it's actually more of a brownish grey. I guess I should have taken the "gourd" in the name more seriously. In certain lighting it looks completely beige and coupled with the ivory/beige lampshade, it doesn't look as modern or contemporary as I thought it would. I am a bit disappointed but at the same time, I haven't found anything else and don't want to pay shipping to send it back so I'm going to keep it. I'm going to try switching out the lampshade to see if that'll update it a bit.