After 5 days I had a chance to admire the multi-colored lights of this leafless tree. The lights are bright enough where it does not hurt your eyes and colorful enough to enjoy.  Little trouble untangling the wires. Took about 20 minutes to set up and voila. My kid placed his train set right around it with miniature holiday figurines. We decorated our mantle and was thinking of maybe. wrapping this tree with some shiny tinsel candy cane style. With a little creativity, this tree really works. The only thing I did not like about this item is that this tree does not have and on and off switch. So to turn it off if must be unplugged. Not so much a deal breaker for me. The tree and star on top blink different colors at different settings and I really like it.