This was a fight between my husband and I. He was pretty upset when he found out how much I paid for this table because we have 2 year old twin sons that eat furniture and just destroy everything. When we received it and I put it together, he was sold! It is so beautiful and sturdy and was the best purchase! I have all my movies stored inside of it and it holds a lot! Its also sturdy enough to take the endless abuse of toddler tornadoes! You will NOT be disappointed with this purchase!