I built this rack in less than 45 minutes and thought it was pretty sturdy all things considered. It looks great in my kitchen and I am happy to have the extra storage it brings. I was going to use it to put liquor bottles on as a sort of bar, but most of them wouldn't fit between the main shelf and the first smaller one. (Just to give you an idea of size). I ended up storing all my table linens and cookbooks instead which was still a space saver! Overall very happy with this product for the price tag!