I love this thing. The shelf is rad and can fit in one of three positions: starting with the first rung beneath the wood one at the top, the shelf can be placed in that slot, in the middle position where I've put it, and at the bottom. Assembly was a bit tricky - each side rail comes in two parts and there is a screw on each part at the connection point, both of which may need to be loosened a little to ensure the top and bottom parts of each side rail are flush with each other. I have it placed in a somewhat narrow space in my home but I don't feel like it stands out from the wall so much as to be an obstacle. My blankets and trinkets aren't the cutest but the blanket ladder does exactly what I want it to do and then some. I think I might find some air plants to hang across the top. :)