A lot larger than expected but works in my space and is really great quality. Was not expecting it to be real wood! It's dinged up already (part of the look of the piece) so not worried about kids adding to it. Previous reviews said theirs was not the color in the picture, more of a yellow tone. Mine also in not as light as the picture but is definitely less yellow than the pictures from other reviews. I only gave it 4 stars because the color is not 100% true to the picture.