Really nice for the money. Cats love it. I did flip the large shelf over so I could put a large, soft cozy on it. And I did leave the small box off and put it on the floor so they can use it as a step. I also took the upper shelf turned it over and put it behind the flipped over shelf so the end result is the large shelf area is extra large. Since this sits behind a room divider screen, it works out for me. The cats love their private sleeping space on our sun porch. What is interesting about this cat tree is it can be put together in a way that suits each person. But I have to say I wouldn't do what I did if it was out where it can be seen. In any case, my senior cats are able to get up and down without having to jump. And that was important to me.