These lamps are just as pictured, sturdy but lightweight. They look elegant and modern in any setting and go great with my Southwestern decor. However, Wayfair needs to do what Amazon did a few years back: work on frustration-free packaging. There was too much unpacking, unwrapping, shrink wrapping, and just plain frustration to even enjoy the lamps at first. It shouldn't take so many steps to unwrap such a lovely package. Overall, great lamps and would recommend.