This item is beautiful and functional. I love the shoe cubbies at the bottom and there are enough hooks for our whole family. The shoe cubbies will fit a pair of my shoes and kids shoes but will only fit one of my husbands shoes in each cubby.  It is not solid wood and comes flat-packed but assembly was easy and took just over an hour. This item makes our entry much more organized and it looks great too. I have already recieved several compliments on it. It feels like a pretty solid piece of furniture that we will use for a long time.