It came black, but when I displayed it that way the legs of the gerwalk got "lost" a little bit. Especialy considering my background is stark white. I painted the stands up that way so there would be contrast between the legs and the stand, In person they look great. The stand dis-appears and the legs really stick out.
I will be building a new shelving system out of sheet aluminum and trusses, etc this winter. Whe I do I will be painting the stands some sort of silver to make them dispear into the background there too.