I recently moved in with my son & his family, so everything in our home must serve multiple purposes. These trays have been used as: portable end tables/TV tables in living room, family theater & office, extra eating tables for guests, movable desks for home-schooled children and work-at-home parents; handy extra work spaces for me in my bedroom & in other rooms. We find new uses every day for the tables and the separate tray. Voted as favorite furniture in our house!