I have a small space in my apartment entry between the side of the fridge and the doorway where I pile my shoes, and it just looks a mess. I wanted a storage rack to put there, but thought I wouldn't find anything because of the tight space. But I thought I would do a search anyhow, and found this shoe rack. I can't even tell you how excited I was to find it. So I just finished putting it together and put it into the space, and it fits perfectly and makes the area look so much nicer. I was wondering like others about sitting on the top and the directions suggest the top maximum weight is 60 kg or about 132 lbs., so it would depend on the person. The directions also suggested that the time it would take to put the unit together would be 30 minutes. It took me ninety, because as I went further along, the holes didn't match up as nicely. But it's together now, gives the space special definition, and I'm so pleased with it. A great price too!