I bought this lamp severa ...
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I bought this lamp several months ago, in March, 2010, and it's definitely proven to be a good purchase. Assembly was easy. The color of the lamp is more of a dark gray metallic color, which is more appealing than the gold color that is depicted in the picture above. The shades are unique, and really blend in well with the metallic color of the rest of the lamp, in that they are very dark, almost black, when the lights are off, but when illuminated, the shades take on a slightly translucent appearance while having a slightly tinted smokey gray coloration. I bought the recommended compact fluorescent lights for it, and while they don't give off as much light as incandescents, the 5 lamps on this put out a good amount of light, without feeling the heat of the old fashioned lite bulbs. Repositioning the lamps is very easy, the bendable necks stay in position very well. It's a great lamp if you work on the computer, while reading and editing text in printed format, being that if you shine the lights up to the ceiling, it doesn't create glare on the computer screen, but allows for enough light to read the printed text.I looked around at all the floor lamps at several retail chains in my area, and this was the best choice out of all them. It is more expensive than a lot of the more cheaply made and entry level floor lamps but definitely worth it. I am thinking about buying another one for the living room, when reading. The one thing to be cautious about, is this lamp is not very mobile, and the threading where the pieces are screwed together, does not move very well, if you do have to move it, make sure to hold it under the base, while having a firm grip on the lamp pole. But that put aside, again, I sure would recommend this to anyone.
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