As described and pictured on the Wayfair website, the item is hand painted and the tubular black pieces are not painted very well.  When received, we needed to purchase a can of black paint and touch up several places on the metal wall decor so that it would appear as new.  Without this touch up, the wall hanging did not have the appearance of a new wall hanging.  Because we plan to hang this outside our home, in a weather-protected area, we decided to spray the entire piece with a clear lacquer to protect it from damp weather.  We have done the same with other similar pieces of exterior art and they have held up very well.