I love this bookcase.  I got it in the white and it is really pretty.  You can combine books and other decorative items to make it look great.  It took my husband about six hours to put it together, he had it almost done then had to take it apart because it the top and bottom were switched.  He said the parts were not marked well.  So maybe my rating would have been 4 stars if I had to put it together myself, but the finished product is awesome.