I LOVE this screen! It's so different to anything else out there. It adds a touch of modern elegance to our fireplace. The color is a tarnished rather yellow, bright gold which I think is beautiful but can be hard to match to fireplace accessories/tools. It's very sturdy. I have noticed a few sparks from the fire have made it through the wire gauze. I'm not sure if it's a larger gauge than other screens but I thought it important to note.