This is quite beautiful! I did think it was going to have more of a glossy finish, so know it has a matte finish, but it's still great in matte. Cutting off the edges at the top and the bottom involves time, patience, and precision. You absolutely don't want to mess that up. It comes in 3 panels so getting the edges to touch but not overlap is also time consuming. It definitely requires at least 2 people. The glue is easy to use and washes up easily. I estimated it would take a couple of hours, but 7 hours later we were finally finished. If you have experience putting up wallpaper or a mural before, it likely won't take you nearly that long. But I was painstakingly slow and steady because we put this up in my office, and I couldn't tell my boss I messed up a $400 investment. In the end it was totally worth it and I get rave compliments on it daily.