This shelf unit looked very attractive online. It has a couple of drawbacks for me. Firstly, it is incredibly heavy! The instructions say 2 people are needed to assemble it. Assembly was actually easy. The problem was with installing it. We are fit 70 somethings but could hardly lift it. To attach it to the wall, one of us would have needed to lift and hold it, while the other one dealt with positioning it. We ended up removing 2 sections, and making it into a smaller, very attractive unit. The second grumble is the inclusion of horrible paper circles, designed to cover the screw holes. We bought white plastic caps from the DIY store and siliconed them in. I'd have preferred to pay a bit more, and have had proper covers to conceal the screws. I'd only advise people to buy this unit if they are extremely strong, and used to heavy lifting! Having said that, it is an attractive unit. We're using the left over pieces to make shelves elsewhere.