I was looking for something modern, but not too plain and I don't like any kind of crazy colors.  This lamp sits in between our bed and our floor mirror and looks great! It provides the perfect lighting for when you are standing in front of the floor mirror also.  I would say that its only flaw is that the base isn't heavy enough and it can easily tip over.  We have the base hidden behind the floor mirror and the lamps stick out from the side, which works perfect for our room and takes up less space, but if you don't have an option like that, you may need to figure out something so that the lamp doesn't easily tip over when it's touched or bumped in to.