I looked locally at many stores to find a metal plaque for our kitchen.  I couldnt find anything I liked and when I did find one piece that would have been acceptable, it was chipped and dented.  This piece is very high quality.  It is large and we wanted something large to fit in the middle of an unadorned kitchen wall.  As another user stated, it is not flat so you do need some clearance as it is convex and sticks out from the wall about 6-8 inches.  Some people may consider that a negative but I love the way it looks.