The lamps are not the most interesting design, but interesting costs a lot more. I like them better than the inexpensive lamps at target, walmart, lowes, home depot, etc. They are solid, sturdy, the color I wanted, and the shades are nice. The shades are a shade of silver, not gold like I thought they would be, but they are nice and I did not have to assemble them. Some lamp sets I saw required the shades to be assembled.