I really like the "rusted" look without the item actually rusting away. I bought this planter and followed the instructions to speed up the weathering. Thankfully it was very easy and my planter looks very weathered without any wait. As warned, the process does have runoff so you want to be careful to do this on newspaper. The packaging was also superior. I'd read about metal containers "burning" plants, and was prepared to find something to line the inside of the planter. Not needed! They ship with Styrofoam liners. My only wish would be that they sell the planter and drainage tray together. They seem to be sold out everywhere or the wrong size. I have a plastic drainage tray until I can get the matching Corten/Veradek drainage tray.