Brightech Parker Paper Lantern Floor lamp 48 Inch Tall Lamp with Wood Frame Asian Design for Bedroom Decorative

Perfect mid-century lamp for that dark corner. The included bulbs provide a very pleasant level of warm light. The lamp is easy to put together, especially once you get the knack of attaching the two halves of the shade to each other. Looks great, and a good deal. Read more

This is a good lamp for what it is. It reminds of a lamp I was looking at at Crate & Barrel, with the main differences being (1) this one is $200 cheaper; (2) this one is a little smaller (I view this as a good thing -- it's still plenty big and I don't want a massive lamp), and (3) this one has seams down the side and you have to put it together. I don't view the latter things as that bad, so long as you are aware of them. The seams to me do not look awful, especially when the lamp is near a corner (meaning both seams are often hidden from view). Even when they are not hidden, it's like oh well, lots of lamps have seams. Putting the thing together took 25-30 mins (not bad). It's worth being careful/reading the directions through first so as to not screw stuff up. Overall, it's a pretty classy lamp that (with the warm-color light bulbs that are included) gives off a soft, warm ambient light. I like the vibe and the column/tower-of-light look is cool. Note that it is not bright enough to light a whole room by itself (I use it as one of several lamps in a pretty big 18x18 room in my apartment -- and in that space with help, it does the job well). I'm pleased that I got something this classy for less than $100 and I think it's a good buy. Read more

This is a great floor lamp for adding soft light to any space. I have it in the corner of my (windowless) office as a supplement to the overhead light, making the room's lighting more diffuse and less harsh. It looks great and works perfectly. My one quibble is with the installation process. Is it easy? Yes, if you're OK with a few dents and a little tilting. The trouble is that, because the shade material isn't rigid, it doesn't want to straighten out into a perfect cylinder; it wants to bend. And even if you manage to smooth out all the indentations, you'll be left with a Leaning Tower of Lamp, as there's nothing holding the cylinder in a vertical position—it wants to tilt (slightly) to one side or the other. Getting the lamp into the perfectly-assembled state that you see in the photos may be possible, but it's likely to require hours of frustrating re-attempts. Read more

Don't understand negative reviews that say this lamp is hard to assemble, about quality or complaints about the 2 shade seams. I have purchased and done research on similar tower lamps and I couldn't be happier with this lamp! It took me 15 minutes to assemble and I hardly needed to look at the instruction sheet (1 sheet overall and 1 sheet for the shade). The base is stable and includes a weighted steel plate and high quality hardware as well as heavy textured plastic backed cloth shade material. While the shade has 2 seams, most lamp shades have 1 seam and I don't mind that this one has 2. The seam edges are finished nicely and super easy to take on and off to replace bulbs, which is not the case with other tower lamps. This lamp includes 2 very nice light bulbs equivalent to 60 watt, but I prefer lower light levels and used 2 standard 40 watt bulbs. I will definitely purchase again or give as a gift. Comes with only tool needed and is packed in a small ~18" x 18" x 5" box, easy to wrap for gift giving! Read more

THe Brightech Parker decorative tower shade floor lamp looks great, overall. The fabric lamp shade comes in two pieces, with Velcro along the full length of both sides of each panel. This creates two visible seams when assembled; I'd prefer that this only had one seam, so you could place it in the back. The unit has two bulbs, which create two 'hot spots' inside the shade. I would prefer an LED light strip or set of light strips that would provide even lighting from top to bottom. The power cord has a foot switch that doesn't always work consistently, but does most of the time. For the price, this is a pretty good value. With a few improvements, this would be a great deal! UPDATE: I just spent the better part of 2 hours trying to fix the shade on this lamp. The glue on the velcro became tacky and failed. So, I pulled out all of the stitching that holds the velcro to the plastic, and tried sewing the two halves back together. Really annoying, especially for a lamp that's less than 2 years old. CAN NO LONGER RECOMMEND. Too bad, as it looked cool! Read more

This is very much like the same kind of lamp on Crate and Barrel but for a much better price. That being said, it seems a bit less quality. The packaging is good, the shade is two pieces and a bit challenging to assemble with one person but I managed. It's very hard to get lined up correctly and I struggled. The rest of the assembly is not bad. It's a little larger than I expected and the bulbs are too bright for my taste but I can adjust it. Overall, it's OK for the money but not great Read more

I was looking for an attractive mid-height floor lamp with a sturdy base. Traditional pedestal floor lamps seem to knock over easily. This lamp exceeded my expectations. It requires very little floor space, and I now have two in my living room. This arrived well packaged and was easy to assemble. The 40 watt light bulbs, which are included, shed a soft glow. For more light, switch out the 40 watt bulbs for 60 watts. The design is beautiful and fits in well with my furniture. Read more

I bought this lamp in November and liked the look of ithe look of it and what seemed like at least OK quality. The 4 wood arms that hold the shade upright are not of equal spacing so it doesn't set flat on the floor. With time the shade has fallen apart and is really no longer lose useable. The velcro was never strong to start with and had to be re pressed together every once in a while but now the glue that held the velcro strips down has failed as well. Read more