the lamp by itself is nice - the bulb that comes with the lamp is a white bulb - not the see through edison type where you can the filament - it gives off a VERY BRIGHT WHITE LIGHT - you can not dim this light - maybe with a lower wattage edison type bulb it would not be bad - just be aware - it is very bright - interrogation style light - you might be able to find a shade - i opted to give the lamp away and buy one with a shade and edison type bulbs - it's nice but just be aware of the lighting brightness