It's got a distressed look which is okay, but some of the paint was actually chipped off and I had to touch it up. It is designed to hang from flat head nails or screws, 18-1/2" apart, where you are blindly trying to get the screws sticking out of the wall just the right amount for the rack to be tight and sturdy. I ended up drilling holes 16" apart and screwing into studs. No hardware was supplied for hanging - a little surprising for the price.