I bought 2 of these for my wide bedroom dresser. The mercury glass has a slightly pale green hue to it which is very attractive in my bedroom with teal walls. The only downside is that the bottom of the base is open and the lamp tends to be slightly top heavy. I'm trying to persuade my husband to make a wooden base for them, but no luck so far. I really like the way they look in my room so I'm keeping them, even if my husband doesn't make me the bottoms.