This is a nice deep swing, slats are unfinished, but nicely sanded. We did buy some flat washers that were not included so that the nuts did not dig so deeply into the wood. We are going to seal with Thompsons water seal, but you could paint or stain to your taste. Our granddaughters loved it. We bought the long one so both girls,grandma and grandpa can all swing together. We hung it from a tree. We looked everywhere for one to replace one we had for years. Thank you Wayfair.