Nice sturdy bookshelf.  We bought it to place our flatscreen TV on it as many of the TV stands were too big for the space we had.  This adds a nice open feel to the room without closing in the space.  Shelves are nice and roomy - deep enough to hold our VCR and to add other components as well as store movies etc.  Wood for shelves is more rustic than I expected, quite rough to the touch.  The metal is a nice design - a little rough where pieces are soldered together.  Was very easy to assemble.