We purchased 2 of these peacock statutes and painted them 24kt pure gold and also purchased the largenpedestals for them to go on and put them on top of 2 bookshelves beside our 2 story fireplace and they make such a grand statement but not too heavy to work with easily. Just gorgeous! You can keep them white or spray them any color you wish or dark background and then sponge over with lighter color would be gorgeous too! Lots of options but the detail pops with them painted gold.