Although I've had this lamp for some time, it sits half-assembled since the section with the lights cannot be inserted into the vertical section of the base without some cutting away of metal at the slot for the insertion point. I haven't yet gotten a saw or file to make the necessary widening of the slot. It seems to be a condition of poor design and/or planning. I think if I ever get it all assembled, it will give me the light I desperately need in my living room