At first I was worried that it was bigger than expected and overkill for our living space but once it was all assembled and in place it is great. I need furniture with storage as my home doesn't have extra closets or utility space and this has that. I am glad that the only damage (after coming so far to Alaska) was on the inside on the bottom on the top board, as I would not have been able to figure out how to return both 100lb boxes it came in and I'm sure it would have cost an arm and a leg to just return. Its large and sturdy, kind of makes our TV look small now.