The piece looks very good in our entryway. It was a difficult assembly however.  My husband took more than 49 min to put it together. Once assembled it has no back so if it's at eye level, you can see that.  It's strange that it's been designed like that for we thought that we were missing a piece.  As it is though, we are satisfied with the item and it serves our need well.  Good construction.  The cubbies are too small for fitting kids knapsacks however .