This is a nice enough lamp but there are two gotchas with it: The first is that this only casts enough light to be considered a night light. I bought it as a much-needed lamp for my son's room, thinking it would not be as bright as a typical floor lamp but a "lamp" nonetheless. Turns out it basically does not add hardly any light to the room. The only time its light is of any effect is when it's pitch black and it's the only thing on. Sadly, the light that leaks in his room from the hall is still the main light source for his room. The second gotcha is that the picture shows the base as a blue lit-up hemisphere. In reality, the lamp comes with a solid black base and if you want a translucent colored one you have to order it from the company for an extra $10 + shipping. I think the translucent base might help with problem 1 a little, but I'm not really interested in spending $15 to find out. I need to buy a real lamp. So if you want the world's coolest but most expensive night light, this is your lamp.