Its way too bright to have in your direct eyeline (unless you reside on the sun). Its a good looking lamp, but 0 functional. If it came with a dimmer it would be good. Im going to try an aftermarket dimmer to see if its salvageable. Ill update when Ive tried. 

P.S. If the seller is reading this Ill take a refund if its available. Thisll probably end up in the dump.  Lol