Dimensions: 3'0" wide x 1'-3" tall x 8" deep* Surface design: Grinded aluminum Includes: spacers to separate the books -fasteners and instructions for assembly and hanging in drywall. Additional fasteners can be provided if you don't have standard drywall and stud walls. Time to install: 30 minutes or less for 2 people Tools required to hang: Phillips Screwdriver (It really helps if it is powered!) and a friend, although it is doable alone. Installation Instructional Video: https://youtu.be/gg1XVxonzJc The shelf is designed to be hung on a wall, but it can also stand by itself. The surface design of the metal is grinded aluminum. It has a really unique look, and tends to look like the metal is "dancing" in the light. Since I put the grinded texture on myself, each shelf's pattern is unique and a little bit different. It hangs on the wall via brackets welded to the bookends, spaced to overlap the studs in your wall As soon as you put books on it, the brackets get hidden. Many first time viewers can't figure out how the shelf is hung. . It's sturdy and easily handles being completely full of books. The shelf also includes spacers which are placed between the books (you can see them in the photos) to allow the books to take the form of the shelf. Hanging it is easy, although it does require two people and a power screwdriver. It should take no more than 30 minutes. Here is an installation video for it: https://youtu.be/gg1XVxonzJc *The photo of the shelf on a desk has a different surface finish than the shelf listed. *Width and height are +/- 2"