I have not hung these shelves yet but the application appears to be somewhat easy. The finish is not as realistic as I had hoped but they still look good and I was happy with the color. While the color description stated mahogany, the online photo appeared much lighter without the presence of any reddish tone .... I was hoping the shelves were exactly like the photo and surprisingly, they were. If you are looking for the dark stain of mahogany, do not purchase these.