Beautiful piece! Although I thought that it’s a bit too overwhelming for the space after a couple of days. I hung it next to another round medallion and it just dominated the wall. I had some Annie Sloan chalk paint left over from another project; it can be used on metal (priming not required). I painted the compass white. Looks much better. I may decide to distress it as well. Giving it 4 stars because it comes with a Prop 65 warning.