For the money I paid for this lamp, I was expecting top quality.  The lamp was a lot smaller than I expected (I should have paid more attention to the dimensions).  Base is ok except that it's fake wood with painted on grain pattern.  The most infuriating thing is that the seam on the shade is on the side instead of the back.  WTF were these guys thinking when they designed this?  Who wants to see giant dark seam on the side of the shade?  Keeping it as a temporary lamp until I find something of higher quality.