Welcome •ALL ITEMS COME UNPAINTED! They are a natural wood color. We do not paint them but they are very easy to spray paint, and also stainable! We recommend Rustoleum spray paint •material is 1/4" thick baltic birch, it is laser cut wood which means it will have a burnt wood smell, that will go away and is not unsafe. We use pure bond wood that is formaldehyde free, environmentally safe, and made in North America. •All measurements for height are from the highest point of the saying ..