This stuff was so easy to work with and looks no different than real wood shiplap once it’s up. Because it is engineered, it is perfectly straight with no warping. I was even figured out that the counter top was slightly off level because of how perfectly straight the boards were. Even though I used the black here, I still ended up painting it because the nail holes needed to be spackled and covered, the boards and trim needed to match exactly, and whatever they are coated with scratches easily. The boards take paint easily and with a coat of paint on them, it is not possible to tell that they are engineered wood with some kind of veneer on them. The benefit of using black even with the intent to paint them another shade of black means I can just use a paint roller and quickly cover the whole wall without worrying about the grooves. Will definitely use these again.