This is a beautiful decorative ladder that is a lovely gray color, firm, solid in appearance. The only negative is that it does not lie flat against a solid wall, one leg is off the ground, or it you place it so that both legs are firmly on the floor, one side will not lie flat on a side wall. This does not show by the picture portrayed of this product. To remedy this, I placed it in a corner, where it stands flat on the floor. I was able to do this for my need, but if you are thinking of placing it firmly on a side wall, it will not lean flat. This is a defect of the design of this piece.