I'm using it in my dining room corner to store dessert items and also display desserts. I am not sure if I like the butcher block type top for this purpose. I put some nice table center type of thing so it is ok but maybe I should have ordered the one with the granite top to be less casual. However I am very happy with the product. I have a bar cabinet of the same brand and style and I have been loving it for the last 2 years and that is why I was fairly sure of the quality and style. I had my carpenter put it together and it took him 45 minutes or so. Parts were shipped very organized.