Although the quality of the lamp is fine, the appearance was disappointing. It's much duller than it appears on this site. The blue is faded looking and the background color is a beige, almost a light brown color. It's not the crisp blue and white contrast you would expect. Whenever I see this lamp pictured on Overstock, I want to buy it because it looks so pretty and then I remember, I already have it. On a positive note, the shade is very attractive.