I've gotten a lot of compliments on the lamp so far, and it looks great in my office. Assembly was fairly easy, but the wiring was too long for the poles, and that made it difficult to "hide" it within the pole so it could be connected to the base. Also, as others have pointed out, I can't get the poles to be straight. They're screwed in as tight as they can go but they have a tendency to lean in. I have tried straightening them, but it's temporary and goes back to leaning.