These things are actually beautiful and because they are natural wood you could paint, stain, or leave natural. HOWEVER, this is the third one to be delivered. Each one has been damaged. It's possible they were damaged in shipment, however, any rips or tears in the box don't correspond to the damaged area on the screen. It just isn't packaged very well. It comes wrapped in bubble wrap with styrofoam to protect the edges. And the edges are well protected. It's the slats that are always broken. Caveat. If you buy this it may take many returns before you get one that's not damaged. I gave up after three and just asked for a refund.