I wasn't "blown away" with the appearance when I unboxed these and they didn't become more attractive after I installed them, but these are closet rods and they actually don't look "bad" at all. These come with small tabs on one of the mounting ends of each rod. I don't know what these are for, but they interfere with simply attaching the ends to a flat wall. I was able to easily bend each one under using pliers and after that, had no trouble mounting them. The fact that these are adjustable proved to be exactly what I needed for my small closet and once mounted, they are perfectly sturdy with no rattle or wiggle. Not that they're installed and filled with hangars, I don't really see any issues with the overall appearance. I'm pretty pleased with them.