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This is a beautiful lamp, especially by mainland standards. It does have a few problems, which I will deal with below.
1) This lamp is a bit larger than I expected. It makes a real statement, with its dark wood and chrome accents, so don't expect it to blend into the background unless the rest of your decor is modern/chrome and the like. Don't expect it to go well with Ethan Allen.
2) The parts aren't really fixed to each other all that well. The black part swivels slightly on the chrome rod. I've noticed this lack of fixed attachment on other mainland lamps. It's really not an issue unless you bang into it a lot.
3) The shade is just a tad small for the size of the lamp, and the off white color isn't, in my opinion at least, appropriate for the base. I was planning all along to order (from Fenchel Shades) a black linen replacement to match my other lamps, so this was never an issue for me. The base does seem to require a rectangular shade, the base being wider in one dimension than the other. Round just won't cut it, though I considered oval, which is available from replacement shade manufacturers as well.
The switch is on the lamp, where it belongs, and not on the wire.
The lamp comes with a 13-watt flourescent (equivalent to a 60-watt incandescent) to keep it in compliance with California law, though it will take a brighter flourescent and even a regular bulb. I generally use 23-watt fluorescents. And, despite the blurb, unless I'm missing something, this lamp is not dimmable.
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