I ordered this as a shoe rack.  But when it came, I got a new vision for it.  I have a lot of light colored pine in my breakfast nook.  I am using it for a sideboard shelf by my breakfast area.   It is perfect!  I am sure it is good for shoes too; but it just found a new home here as it is very practical and attractive as a shelf unit.

Aloha,  Janis/Hawaii Transplant to California