Overall we really like this piece. Is it the highest quality you can get? Of course not. But it looks nice and was cheap. We haven't experienced the stability problems others have cited, however we have been very mindful about the 15lb weight limit of each shelf. We are just using it for books. Advice: be sure you are following along with the website photos to ensure you are assembling it correctly - this thing isn't "reversible". We ended up putting every shelf in backwards because we had the brackets on the floor 'upside down' - we had to fully dissemble and flip the shelves 180 degrees. Not fun! You want the short side of each shelf going out towards the room, and the long side going back to the wall.