The first thing you should know is that the shade is weird. Really weird. It comes flat. There are two metal circles that snap into little clips along the side and then it Velcro’s together. Brilliant for shipping purposes, but it results in a shade that doesn’t sit quite right. Weird shade aside, the lamp is great. The base is nice and I love that it is a touch onoff. I’ll probably buy a different shade.

To my relief this lamp was well packaged and arrived intact. It has a roughness like old plaster, and in person the color is pale terracotta. The shade requires construction, which Ive done before, but this had a simple pop-in place design. (Note the photo of the velcro seam). The harp wasnt quite flush with the bracket, but it didnt affect the balance of the shade. Both touch controls work perfectly. In fact, while screwing in the finial, the bulb turned on and off like a flash camera. That was reassuring, and kind of fun. Recommended.

The dim touch feature is great but for the price Id expect a real lampshade not Velcro.