While this lamp looks great, it is not the most well constructed piece in the world, especially for the price. It was a little annoying to put together as everything was connected to everything else by the cord, which made things flop around a lot. The bottom metal plate (which was a pain to reattach) and unusually sharp edges as well. And the fabric bottom is not very secure. Ours also came damaged. The very last step (of course) of assembly is to unscrew the bulb sockets to attach the shades. The last socket we unscrewed revealed a broken ceramic surround. See picture. It did not prevent assembly, but I don't know if it's 100% safe to use like that. See attached picture. Also, one of hte top rods that you screw in was stripped- once it was attached, you can keep on turning it until the cows come home, but it will not secure all the way. This makes the rod lean just slightly and it wobbles any time someone touches. I've contacted wayfair to see what we can do about these issues- because everything is attached together, it would be very difficult to replace just the parts. I've gotten GREAT customer service from wayfair int he past, so hopefully that hasn't changed. Just a note on wayfair's GREAT customer service. After contacting them about the broken piece, they have sent me a new lamp. They take great care of their customers!