The first time I bought a lamp that wasn't conventional.  Was a little worried it wouldn't look good with my furniture.  It looks great!  I have a rounded sectional couch and wanted to put it behind the area where it was rounded.....which is in a corner.  Of course it was too short, so I set up a high small table and set it on that.  Now it sits even with the couch and is beautiful.  I need bright light to see and this fits all that I had hoped for.