I love this lamp, this the 2ns one I've purchased... one for a client, one for myself. The lamp shade is more of a cream than white and is nice and thick. It diffuses light well for a nice ambiance so was good for my client. For my office I needed brighter light so I had to get a different shade. The knob on mine doesn't tighten as well tho so it swivels ....the other one didn't.  Still happy with it overall