I was all set to adore these shelves. Then 1. my son assembled them and said he couldn't take all the part tags off! He tried one and it started to peel off the white paint. Then 2. I accidentally got water on a small area on the top bottom shelf and it immediately bubbled. They are physically just what I envisioned in my library, but I'm sad that they may not hold up due to poor paint jobs and plan-aheads.