I'm so happy I got this. It is a great size for my kitchen and I'm able to now utilize my wine rack and have a place to keep my cookbooks which was the only thing missing in my new home. I didn't want to have to put my cookbooks in a closed cabinet or give up my favorite wrought iron wine rack. The top shelf has actually been coming in handy as well. I didn't know how much I would appreciate having that extra space, since I do have a lot of counter space alreay. In the center of a large kitchen space it actually bridges the gap between the counters opposite each other and I find myself using the center island for lots of little steps in kitchen prep.