This piece is surprisingly more sturdy than I thought it would be. It took me about 1.5 hrs to put it together by myself. I don’t consider myself a handy person but assembly was easy. I wear size 8.5 woman’s shoe and I was able to fit 17 pairs of shoes in the drawers including 3 pairs of sandals that I was able to stack on top of one another and several pairs of wedge/high heel shoes. Plus there is the bottom shelf, so all in all, 25 pairs fit (including the floor underneath) I am very pleased with this cabinet.