Boy, we love this umbrella!  We bought a green one and the color is pretty on our desk with view of trees behind it.  The light works well also.  It's very pretty at night.  I wasn't sure if the lights are bright enough, but it actually gives pretty good brightness that we enjoyed sitting out at our patio at night during the nice summer time.  It opens and closes well with the handle.  We are using it with Resin Umbrella Base and both goes really well together.