It is solidly made, with a metal dome.  I got it in the Robin's egg blue color, and the paint quality is good.  The cord is rubber covered, and so kinks are hard to get out of it.  It has been hanging for a few months now and I wish the cord hung more smoothly, like the fabric-covered cords.  I hung a little weight on it when I first put it up to try to straighten the cord, which helped.