What’s great about these side tables is that they have three shelves so there’s a lot of room for a lamp, books, and other items. Since they’re so open, decoratively they don’t take over the space. Nice quality. I’d highly recommend these. When you’re assembling them make sure to pay attention to which side of the wood is up (keep the label on the underside because it’s difficult to remove cleanly) and also note the direction of the wood grain. We had to disassemble and reassemble before we realized this.