I was surprised by the quality of this product! It’s not your average particle board. It’s very sturdy! I have no worries putting boxes of photos on the top shelf. We did reinforce all the dry wall parts with 3 ft x 3 inch , 1 1/2 inch thick oak beams considering the humidity we experience in south Ga. There No way those little dry wall studs could hold up all my clothes over time! I recommend you do the same. There’s not much worse than your closet collapsing!