akari?

i'm in the process of picking out table lighting for a few rooms in the house, now that, for the first time in two years, our house has a solid paint color in all 6 rooms. we need bedside table lamps, a little light for the bathroom (i love small lamps in bathrooms, it makes everything feel homier) and possibly something for the newly painted music room. i'm thinking akari for at least two of them and these are my choices so far. i'll probably only get one or two but i thought i'd see if anyone had had a bad experience with an akari lamp in their home. just want to make sure the paper won't rip if i accidentally poke it or something...