The lamp is as described. In the photo I swapped out the shade with another one that I had, because the shade that comes with it is oddly small and bright white, which is not what I wanted and it looks especially odd next to a king sized bed. 

I do not have the nightstands that will eventually hold the lamps, so we will see how those work and I can update the review at that time. I will also set up the second lamp for comparison.