This shelf is wonderful. Easy to put together, looks and feels quality. The only two things I don't like is that the cross bars do not attach in the middle which leaves for some clanging wobbliness (I fixed that with a sticky felt cushion pad). The other issue is that both sides of the shelves are not the nice, finished color, this shelf is very tall so that means you can see the unfinished undersides whenever you sit down. I love the height of this piece though it looks well with our 12ft ceilings, anything shorter would have looked silly.