We love this lamp!  This lamp is especially good for the popular, narrow and long end tables.  It has a smaller profile.  We will replace the shade with a 12" one, as the one it comes with is too large in diameter for our needs.  The aqua glass is both transparent and reflective, which helps to show-off the beautiful multi-colors of the glass.  The "branch-looking" veins are actually glass, not metal, and are even more beautiful than pictured.  It would work well in a living room with grey furniture, but we have espresso browns, and it is just perfect next to those colors, too.  A great buy for a well-make lamp.