Putting together the lamp was fairly involved. The box it was shipped in was small; the lamp was large; many pieces to put together.
Once it was assembled, it looked nice. The brushed steel finish looked good. Two problems we had: the light from the lamp was a bit too intense for reading (clearly that is subjective), and the fact that the light was dangling by the cable meant that it would move around and oscillate for a bit too long after making any adjustment or movement. Also, the best light for reading comes at an angle, not from a light that points straight down and can only point straight down.
Maybe if we had wanted a lamp for illumination of space and not a reading lamp, it would have worked for us. We ended up returning the lamp to Home Depot.