I wanted to get an arc lamp for my reading nook so that I can put my reading chair in front of it. This one looked ideal and I took all measurements beforehand, but there is only so much visualizing you can do without seeing an actual product. In the end, this lamp turned out to be too huge for the area - almost touching the wall. It's beautiful though. I definitely recommend the lamp, but do note that it is very tall - so you may want to be fairly sure that you want something that big.