I will unfortunately be returning this item. It is beautiful and very decent quality, however the lighting needs improvement. The batteries only lasted a night before being dim the next night and dying. This was true for 2 garland strings as well as 2 matching hanging baskets. All 4 had the same problem, which tells me it is not isolated to a single unit. I would expect LED strings to last at least a few weeks on a new set of batteries, but that is not the case. I wish these came with a plugin option. If you don't necessarily need the lighting, it is a beautiful piece.