Its gorgeous and sturdy. Not a bright blue, a perfect deep, lacquered navy. It did get chipped a little and I touched it up with a black marker -- totally not noticeable. However to fit mens size 12 sneakers I did not put the divider in one compartment. It fits about 3 of his shoes. Im a womens size 8.5 and it can fit 6-7 pairs in one compartment. It took me about 2.5 hours to put together at a leisurely pace by myself.