Really beautiful wreath but not great for outside. Got this for my front porch over my bay window. Looks great but really difficult to see the lights on it from the road and doesnt have the same appeal I was going for. Battery powered but the lights dim out as the battery died. Got it about a week after Thanksgiving last year and had to replace the batteries about 2 times during the season. The batteries dont last long but you can turn off the timer and do a manual turn on if you want to save the battery. Was really nice not worrying about running electrical to it though. Not too heavy to hang either. One nail in the window frame was plenty.