Gorgeous!! I wanted something for an indoor mantle that had no plugs near it. This was perfect. I did not realize that the garland would have silver tinsel like fronds (is that what they are called?) on it. I originally was going to send it back but tried it out and it really was pretty once it was lit up. I loved the timer function on this. You will not be able to operate this for the whole Christmas season on one set of batteries. It will take at least two, probably more like three sets to get you through a month. The lights get dimmer as the batteries get depleted so you might want to replace batteries weekly fo rthe brightest lights.