The mirror is solid and has a good weight to it, so it's not cheap feeling at all.  One person can hang it though. But the gold color is that really rich gold, a touch orangy. I think I may paint it a softer lighter gold and then wipe off the wet paint in areas where it is dark,  around the floral carving, to keep the dimensionality of the mirror. I actually think it might be plastic not wood,  but you definitely can't tell from looking at it and its not flimsy so I'm not sure. Gave it 4 stars for the color but the mirror is lovely.