Instead of using this as a standing bookcase , I laid it down along the wall as a table . It was to thin and not wide enough ,  looked funny as a corner bookcase next to our 72'' Mitsubishi  Television and stand . So by laying it  length wise allows me to place books , magazines , a lamp and a  bouquet and vase set up with space between items , got to say it looks really nice . Also it arrived a bit beat up { in box } but all was fine , took about an hour or so to put together . I'm very happy with the piece even if I improvised with how to place it ~