I ordered 10 boxes for an accent wall. After inspecting each box...I found only one board that was badly bowed and unusable. There is some background color variation in the boards...most have what I would consider a gray colored primer underneath the distressed white...which was what I was looking for...while others the background is more of a taupe color. Overall...I think this product is awesome! I may try a different color & do an accent wall in my master bedroom.