I got this in the color that looks like unfinished pine and painted it to match my kitchen.  It was a bit of a pain to remove and replace the hooks, but worth it because it looks better painted.  It was easy to put up and I think it will be very functional.  I took one star off because of a minor flaw in the wood and because the packaging was awful.  All 5 hooks had poked through the shipping box because there was no padding around the item.  It's remarkable that it was not damaged in transit.