It is what I expected for the price.  Looks good and will work but not as sturdy as higher priced models.  The shoe openings are barely wide enough for a pair of my little boy's shoes.  Most shoes will not fit side by side and adult shoes will just fit one shoe per opening.  The pictures are a bit deceiving on this point.  There was one gash in one piece of wood, but we waited so long to open the box and put it together I fear we are stuck with it.