Not the lamp's fault, but it was unexpectedly larger than I thought it would be (should have looked at the dimensions when purchasing). Reminds me of a hotel lamp; highly functional with the outlet and USB port in the base. Sleek in design; I particularly like that the switch is in the base and not under the shade so I don't have to fumble around to turn the light on or off. The shade is definitely not white, but cream-colored.