Well, as the old saying goes, "You get what you pay for."  I kept this shelf with some regrets after hanging it on my wall.  The brackets are a light-weight metal, not "iron" as in the description.  The color is more a dark brown than black.  Shelves are pretty thin.  Weirdly, the brackets looked level vertically prior to installing but once on the wall, the left side looks slightly off.  I do like the size and the two shelves.  Assembly is required.