I bought this item with the intention of storing some of my chess books on the right hand side, but the shelves are simply not deep enough. However I own many CDs, and I estimate that this rack will hold up to 234 of them! That In itself will help to make my living room a lot tidier. The flatpack was easy to assemble, and instructions simple enough to follow, though it did take me a couple of hours. Overall I am very pleased with my purchase.