Unlike table lamps I've purchased in the past, this lamp is wide and large. It doesn't look its price at all, but much more luxurious. The way its white shade contrasts with its painted black base ...

Floor lamps work best with an empire shade as opposed to, say, a coolie shade (named because it resembles the hats worn by Chinese peasants), which has a wide slant, says Cheri Jamison of the Lamp ...