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Didn't want anything overly expensive, and certainly nothing overly cheap. I am very happy to say that these Adesso floor lamps fit the bill perfectly.
I took a blind chance and purchased two of these floor lamps at once. They both arrived in a smaller box than I had expected.
The parts were very well packed. There was nothing missing. The instructions were fairly good. I have seen better instructions for this kind of furniture build, but at least the included manual properly labeled every single board, post and screw so that one really has very little difficulty identifying what goes where and gets fastened with what.
I am pretty good with building furniture. This took me about 30 minutes for the first lamp and 20 minutes for the second, once I knew what I was doing.
Basically, the normal Philips screws go through the bottom and top boards. The rest of the posts are inserted with long screws, whereas you have to manually screw the posts to tighten in place. This was the most laborious part of the assembly. Did not particularly enjoy having to manually turn all these individual posts into place.
Someone else mentioned this in their review, and it bears repeating as it is the essential thing you should remember when putting this lamp together: save the four shortest posts for last. They go on top of the lamp assembly. It's very easy to mix those short posts up with the longer ones, so put the four of them aside when you open the box.
In all, the assembly is pretty easy. The worst part was trying to peel off the warning stickers on each shelf. In fact, I had to get adhesive remover liquid to get it all off the board. I thought that I was missing the socket screw, but that could be found on the socket's electrical cord.
The quality? Well, when putting this lamp together it's very easy to see how cheaply made it is. It's basically pressed wood. It does feel very inexpensive. However, I must say, once put together, it looked pretty darn nice. You can see how two of them look in the included photo.
I am using a Philips A19 colored HUE bulb. It's the equivalent of about a 60w regular bulb. With two of these lamps, the bulbs still don't do a great job of delivering great light to a small bedroom sized office. However, the lights are more for ambient effect than anything else. You are warned not to use 3-way or Halogen bulbs as they could cause a fire.
Is it sturdy? Yes. I am not fearful of it being knocked over without someone banging into it first. The shelves are small, and probably best used for photos or some small statue decorations.
I think, in all, most people will be very happy with these lamps. They are great for dorm rooms or those just starting out in their first apartment. I don't think, however, they are a good means of lighting up a large room. These seem to be more ambient orientated than for main lighting purposes.
