All I imagined and more. This umbrella delivers. I went from sadness, thinking the base wouldn’t fit under my table, to elation when I realized you could flip the attachments. They thought of everything. The lights are Solar, which attaches to the top of the umbrella. Don’t miss this, mine almost got thrown out with the trash, cause I didn’t realize the lights were Solar. Each individual light is professionally embedded, which turn on by way of a switch at the end of the umbrella, and provides just the right ambiance. Open, the umbrella covers a large rectangle table that seats 8, with room to spare around the edges. It comes with bags I filled with sand and securely holds the umbrella in place. I had to have my table hole cut away slightly so the crews on the umbrella post could fit through. You could probably get away with just sanding it. This umbrella is a 10!!!