Bought this based on all the great reviews as well as the picture but it looked very cheap in person. Pictures make it look like the plates are shiny and people gave it such rave reviews that they looked like real plates in person and on the wall. But for the amount this thing cost I was not happy. like I said it looked cheap and the plates were very dull no real glossy look to it. After I gave it a few coats of clear gloss paint to it it now looks like the pic and the plates do look more real and not as cheap looking but unless you plan on doing that you will be disappointed with it in person and feel like I do which is like I seriously overpaid for this wall art.