We moved to an apartment with a small entranceway, I hated the shoes piling up at the door. This was an awesome solution! It looks nice for an inexpensive piece of furniture and it doesn't interfere with walking space at all, at only 9" deep. It fits my shoes and we didn't put the separator in on the bottom drawer and my boyfriend's shoes fit there very well. We put a mirror above it. Everyone is amazed when I open it! Easy to put together too!