I really needed extra counter/ work space as well storage space because the kitchen in my apartment doesn't have much of either. This cart look good! It was actually rather simple to assemble- and took less than one hour (there were 3 of us working on it though). But honestly we only needed 2 people. My ONLY complaint is that the stainless steel top looks awesome but scratches SO easily. I wanted to use this for extra counter space but now that I've already gotten a small scratch on it, I'm afraid to use it for that, which somewhat defeats the purpose of this purchase.