I purchased two of the largest size for hanging above my fireplace mantel. They’re very sturdy. I chose the grey stain but they’re darker than expected. Someone mentioned that you might need two people to hang them, but I did it by myself with only minor difficulties. The instructions were not very helpful. I ended up drilling holes into the mounting boards to make screwing it into the wall more easy. If you purchase the large size like I did: it comes with two separate mounting boards and only three screws. Totally stupid. I used an extra screw I already had on hand to make sure it had even pressure against the wall.