I bought this as a desk for my daughter who likes midcentury style and has limited space - so the vertical format worked well. It arrived quickly, was easy to put together, and looks great! A heads up from my daughter that the shelves are not suuuper sturdy, as in she wouldn't want to load them all with books. A combo of books and decor seems to work. I don't have a pic of it all decorated, but here it is with her laptop on it, for proportion.