This curtain rod looks as it does in the photo only much smaller. That did not bother me as much as the large chip on one of the finials. It would have been a hassle to return it for replacement so I'll hang it so the chip doesn't show. I believe it happened during processing the item for shipment or Wayfair send me one that was returned by another customer as the finial that had chip was not wrapped in Bubble Cushion like the other & was rolling around in the box. Wayfair should evaluate how items are processed.