I bought two of these tables to put in my craft room. They are slightly taller than a normal desk, so my drafting chair that goes up higher than a normal desk chair works well with them. The shelves underneath the desk are perfect for storing scrapbooking boxes and sewing machines :) The desks are light-weight as the desktop and shelves are hollow. Each desk had some damage to one shelf, but I was able to conceal it by flipping the shelves over so the damage was on the underside of the shelves.