I live in NY and have a small kitchen. I had no kitchen counter space. I was looking for more counter space that could be place in the middle of the kitchen or to a wall. After reading so many reviews I decided to go for this item. It is exactly what I was looking for. It can be place in a corner (front of the window/wall) or I can move it to middle of the kitchen with all leafs open and use it as a kitchen island. The material looks very good, doesn't look cheap at all. Instructions said it needs 2 people to assemble. I'm a girl, 100pounds and I assemble it all together by myself, yes, Im so proud, lol! Some people said drawer and cabinet space was small, I think is great size. The only con is I wish the top (not the drop leafs) should have been ceramic, stainless steel top instead of wood, so I dont get it scratch, but I bought a template cutting glass board and it looks awesome. Totally worth it !