While I was very excited to get two of these lamps, when they finally arrived I was disappointed. I loved the look of the lamps online - especially the glass shades and pull chains. I was under the impression the lamp shades were smooth glass and would be easy to keep clean. Upon opening the box, I was surprised to see that the shades had bubbles all over them. Apparently "hammered glass" means the shades have a pattern on them - something I was unaware of. I did go back on the website after the lamps arrived and noticed that there is a close-up picture of the shade which I must have missed. As much as I liked the lamps, I returned them because I didn't like the raised pattern on the shades which I thought would make them much more difficult to keep clean. In addition - one of the lamps arrived with a dent in the base. Now if the company made these lamps with smooth alabaster glass shades I would buy them in a heartbeat providing they weren't damaged.
