I got this kitchen island to give us some more work space in the kitchen since my husband loves to cook so much and he never manages to squeeze all his cooking paraphernalia in the small counter space we have. He says he absolutely loves it! It was not that hard to put together and the great thing is that you can move it around and place it anywhere in the kitchen. It is quite spacious on the inside and the extra space is very useful for all the kitchen appliances like toaster and mixers and stuff like that which you don't want to be sitting around on the counter. We are very satisfied with this purchase!