This rack is exactly what my kitchen needed. It took two men to put it together because the shelves on the over six feet tall shelf were long and as it got built up too high too reach the top shelf alone. But within an hour or so they were done. I love the look of the open metal shelves and even though it goes 12 inches over my pass though window, you can still see out and talk to people from the other room. We used some small brackets and attached it to the wall with some long screws into the stud to prevent tip-over. Have 2 grandchildren that might be curious as to what is on the top shelf!