I bought this to put a standing fan on, but that did not work as the top of this is just a little too rounded to do so, and the base of the fan that I had a little too big to stay balanced as a result.  So I ended up just using it as an accent piece in the room and am standing a trash can on it for now.  Not exactly what I had in mind but it works.  The piece itself is well made and would look great on a porch or in a sun room.