Needed a piece to 1.  fit the narrow space I had in my dining room, 2. hold some books, 3. have storage for other items, and 4. be affordable. I COULD NOT find the right piece anywhere!! That is, until I saw this linen tower! (At first, I was looking for  "book cabinets" so you really have to think outside the box sometimes.) I was able to get my books in the top, 3 tired half and the middle drawer and also put other items in the 3 tiered bottom half. I needed to see my books so I had the top door routed out and replaced with a piece of glass (local cabinet guy did the work including getting the glass for $40). It's functional AND looks good! Set a flexy desk light in the shallow opening up top to shine down on the books. Looks great!