We needed something to hang our towels on because we could not get our towel rod to stay on the only wall in our bathroom that was not occupied by a mirror, shelves/cabinets, etc. I was shocked to see that many free-standing towel stands are several hundred dollars! But after a lot of searching, I came across this stand which, by comparison, is relatively inexpensive and is also very modern-looking. It's sturdy and is tall enough to hold standard-sized bath towels. The base of the stand is a sort of purple-grey color whereas I was expecting more of a slate color...but I still think it looks nice and it actually wound up going well with the other colors on our bathroom.