I really like the shelves. They look great in our living room and replaced some old shelves we had. However, I have to note the amount of time it took to put these together. I have put together shelving before and this set took the cake. There are a lot of screws and you have to be alert in order to ensure you have not placed any of the shelves upside down when screwing them in (which, shamefully, I did twice). However, it was totally worth it!