I love the look of these lights.  I purchased to hang over deck doors and I am not disappointed.  The strings are not as close together as the picture would have you believe, but I read the specifications and knew they would not be.  I ordered 2 sets to achieve the look I wanted but in the end only used one.  The only downside,  and reason for removing a star, is that the plug is at the top of the lights forcing you to run a power cord up the wall or wherever you are placing the lights.