I love this kitchen island. It's larger than I realized when imagining it in my kitchen but it fits in well. I love that the bottom shelf is open and large enough to hold many kitchen tools and appliances. The top shelf is slotted to accommodate for recipe books and more small tools like mixing spoons or measuring cups. This island provides a wonderful amount  of work space and even helps me keep organized and focused because it is a dedicated space for creation. The only issue I had was that some of the screw holes did not line up so it took 2 people to put it together; one to screw in the screws and one to pull the pieces together to make sure it all lined up.