Absolutely perfect for what I wanted - extra bookshelves with storage.  This piece is fairly easy to put together - did it myself in 2 hours - but would have benefited from better instructions.  This is a very heavy unit - I had to bring indoors one piece at a time!  The hardware is a dark brown resembling what I would call an aged iron and it's uniform and very pleasing.  The wood shelves are made out of 2-3 different pieces of wood which were not all uniform, however, with so much "stuff" on my shelves you don't notice the varying degrees of stain or grain.  The height is perfect and adds dimension to my room which I love.  Delivery was perfect.