I love the design and uniqueness of this item. It looks great. But in construction, it was a bit surprising for two reasons. First, this is quite small! I think I did not realize the dimensions exactly. we are using as an entryway console, but it is quite short and also not very wide and might have been better as a side table or nightstand. Secondly, the material cover is like cloth and isn't painted wood. This means that I think it will wear and scuff a bit with use and might be tricky to keep clean. On the other hand, it came almost fully assembled and that was a nice surprise!