I bought this piece when I first saw it.  My piece came with moderate to heavy paint in red, green, blue and yellow on 8 pieces of the wood.  I wanted a natural piece without color and hand sanded the color off.  Electric sanders would minimize the sanding.  Took the hooks off the back due to the way I wanted to hang it.  Drilled holes in the back frame and hung it like a normal heavy picture with one nail hole.  Looks superb after my work. Stunning!