We purchased two of these with the intent of painting them gold to match other pieces in a bedroom. We purchased several small spray cans of gold leaf paint made by Krylon (Short Cuts KSCS029 Gold Leaf) and a spray can trigger handle and did it ourselves. They came out fantastic! I'm giving them only 4 stars because the workmanship is a bit lacking where the brackets that support the glass shelves are not finished properly in some cases. Each little bracket that holds a small suction cup that you insert into a hole in the bracket is welded to the metal bookcase. There's 4 for each glass shelf. In some cases the weld bulges out and does not allow the glass shelf to fit properly. I had to use a metal cuttting disc on a Dremel tool in several spots to cut the weld bulge back enough to allow the shelf to fit flat.