I loved the picture; however, the continual sound of the fountain, echos through my house. I placed the fountain on the wall of my front porch. The sound is NOT soft, calm and peaceful. It sounds like a torrid, downpour of rain, rushing through the downspout, off the gutter. My hubby did show me how to turn down the pressure of the fountain. I finally placed a red, antique dish on the ledge of the fountain. So, now the water hits the accumulated water in the dish and then flows over the dish. It silenced the harsh flow and I am beginning to like it more. The entire fountain is a resin material. The cord sits behind the fountain, which causes the fountain to push away from the wall. It would have been a better idea to have a canal behind the fountain, in order for the cord to be tucked and allow the fountain to sit flush against the wall. It's growing on me...