Love the shape and size of this item, but just a note that it is very VERY rustic, much more than we expected (we bought three - and all three look similar).  The wood paint on the outside is pretty much as someone else described - it looks like a kindergartner attacked it with a paintbrush?  I guess it is supposed to look antiqued, but it is a little more so than I care for.  So, we re-painted ours as another customer did.  It looks a lot better, and will age gracefully with time.  Nice item, just not enamored with the finish as delivered.