I bought it to replace a similar style cart that broke, for use in the kitchen. I put our microwave on top. My old cart had a drawer over the storage compartment and I miss that feature. My biggest concern is the paper backing. The cart was rather unstable and I had serious doubts whether it would hold a microwave. I took the wood backing off my old cart and nailed it over the backing it came with so it was stable. It is listed as having casters for mobility yet the instructions say not to move the cart once assembled.