This was a fantastic purchase.  We are moving into a house with a smallish kitchen that will need updating.  This island adds lots of valuable counter and storage space without making the room feel crowded, or impeding the traffic patterns.  It is even more attractive than it appears on the website photo, so when we redo the rest of the kitchen, we'll use it as a guide.  It was very easy to put together, though in places the directions could have been a bit clearer.  It definitely needs two people to assemble the base, since one person has to hold a number of parts together in place while the other does the fastening.  It's solid and very well made.  OUR ONLY RESERVATION:  WE HATE HAVING TO DUMP MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF STYROFOAM.  WE WOULD BE WILLING TO PAY MORE FOR SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING.