We used this to hang above our headboard in the master bedroom. We have a navy blue headboard with silver studs, glass end tables (silver frame with a grayish colored glass), and a brownish-gray dresser from Z gallerie (the Gunnar dresser).
This metal artwork really ties in with the theme and we actually ordered another and will be hanging it beside the other (so two set above the headboard horizontally). 
The metal is painted and upclose you can see the brush stroke but from far away looks exactly as shown in this picture. Easy to hang, but used professional anchors instead of what came with the piece.