I loved being able to pick a different color for my bookshelves, and that these are four shelve instead of three. quality wise they are pretty much the same as the ones you can purchase at your local Walmart or Target. Im not quite sure if this is because the amount of books I have or the fact that I love medical texts and encyclopedias, but the shelves are already extremely bowed and I dont trust the shelves after only three months of use!