Compact Fluorescent Torchiere 300-watt Floor Lamp

I purchased 2 of these,and was surprised at how heavy of a base these had,not tippy at all. Then the amount of light that these put out is NOTHING like any other lamp I've owned. I have 9 foot ceilings with no other lamps in the room and these take the place of 3 tablelamps I used to use and give off much more light,plus they are on a dimmer! Fantastic !

Yes, it is a nice looking lamp once assembled. It has a heavy stand so it will not fall over if jarred; it also has a wonderful dimmer switch that works. I do not like florescent lights (which this is) but I needed to go for brightness. The metal band along the top needs to be attached and there is no mention of that in the directions. I tried to put it together myself but I did not have enough hands. I finally needed to call one of my handy male friends for help. It took me longer to get it out of the box than it did to put it together - you need more than 2 hands!

Seems difficult to find a reasonable priced halogen torchiere with dimmer anymore. This is a viable alternative. Construction is solid, except for ring around shade, but it's merely decorative and the instructions don't tell you that you must bend the flanges to get it to stay on. The shade is plastic vs glass, but looks like glass and is heavy duty. It casts good light and the dimmer really works well with this item. I'm impressed. A bit more traditional styling than I wanted, but definitely a viable alternative for the right type of light and features.