Customer Reviews

Ariante Torchiere Designer Floor Lamp

5 star:		(23)
4 star:		(10)
3 star:		(8)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(8)

 

 

I received these today (ordered 3) and am quite pleased with the look. For the price you will not find anything quite this nice. Perfect to add a little elegance to any room in you home. All 3 work wonderfully and took just a couple minutes to set up.

Assembly took about 3 minutes (no tools - just screwing the pieces together). The lamp is very simple, uses up to a 100 Watt Bulb, has a 3-way switch, and seems to work very well. No complaints at all.

I bought these against my better judgement. Boy was I wrong. These are suprisingly nice! You can't go wrong for the price. I might buy a couple more for another room.

For less than $7, this lamp is an outstanding value. It's only slightly lower in quality than one I bought for five times as much.

Three good qualities: (1) The base and the lamp pole are extremely stable -- better than many lamps of this type. (2) The lamp will accept either standard or fluorescent light bulbs (those with a standard-bulb base), although some fluorescent bulbs will show over the top of the shade. (3) The plastic shade is thick enough to hide the bulb itself but thin enough to allow plenty of light to shine through; this lamp is therefore brighter than those that simply bounce light off the ceiling.

One bad quality: The plastic shade is just a tiny bit uneven on top, but that's not even noticeable unless you're looking very closely.

I have no idea how they can sell this lamp at such a low price, unless it's made by Oompah Loompahs.

I purchased this lamp for my very dark living room. It's wonderful. Since it uses up to a 100 watt bulb, it gives me all the light I need.

Now, I read the reviews only giving the lamp 1 or 2 stars...

1. The lamp IS sturdy if you take the time to put the poles together correctly. Each section of the pole has a small bump on it--line that bump up to the ridge in the pole above it, wiggle into place, then turn the pole slightly and it will lock into place.

2. As for the shade locking ring... if you look carefully , you will see that the ring actually has 2 parts--the inner tube and an outer ring. Remove from the lamp, put the shade in place, line the locking tube up with the center of the lamp and screw it down as far as you can--THEN, while holding the inner tube steady, simply screw down the RING. It's the ring part that holds the shade in place.

I will make a suggestion to the company to re-write the instructions to make the assembly a bit clearer.
Other than that--I LOVE my new lamp!!

I bought two of these lamps and I am very pleased with them. They are short for a floor lamp but so am I. They look good for the price (a lot better than a some $30.00 lamps). I haven't had any trouble with them not working in fact they work better than the floor lamps I had already. When I have vistors they can't believe that the shade is plastic they thought it was glass. I would recommend this lamp for someone on a tight budget.

These lamps are not really for anyone who is looking for quality aesthetics. As some of the bad reviews state, the following down-sides are important to note:

- The lamp bowl is cheap plastic and you should be grateful if they're symmetrical. In addition, the trim is not attached with glue or anything, so it comes off fairly easily and it doesn't quite go all the way around the bowl

- The lamp is short. If you're over 6' you'll be able to see into it without difficulty.

- The base is not quite as heavy as I would like to insure stability, but I haven't had any real problems. But if you have children or dogs, this might be an issue.

Having said that, if all you need is illumination without a serious desire for aesthetics or quality, then these seem like the lamps to get:

- It takes a 3-way bulb up to 100 watts
- It assembles fairly easily
- It seems reliable enough to do its primary job: provide light

Given the price of (currently) under $13, if illumination is all you need or care about, then I recommend the lamp.

Based on the price of this lamp, my expectations were not high at all. When it arrived, what a pleasant surprise. Nice looking lamp and works great. What a GREAT value.

Pros:
inexpensive at $9
Look like they cost more
Lights the room well

Cons:
cheaply made , but only apparent if physically handled

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For $9 they're a bargain but I wouldn't pay much more

Plastic Shade on the 2 lamps I received were warped and looked pretty cheesy, but for the price o.k.