We bought the espresso color.  We needed a bookcase that was only about 9" deep to fit under a kitchen island counter.  We bought two of these to go side-by-side to store games and school supplies.  The kids play games at the kitchen table and do their homework there, too.  These worked out perfectly for that.  I don't think they would hold heavy books without the shelves sagging, but the games are lighter and so are the boxes of crayons, markers, colored pencils and craft paper.