This is a nice sturdy bookcase, and overall I like the white color that I purchased, but I recently bought a larger version in a brown wood that I think actually looks much nicer than the white. It is easy to assemble, I was able to do it by myself in about 45 min and came out nicely. My only annoyance with it is that the back of the unit bows out in the middle despite nailing it down in all of the right places along the edges. It looks odd to me and flaps a bit when the unit is moved. I wish there was a way to secure the middle of the backing to the rest of the unit to prevent that. Overall great piece and it will work well for my baby's nursery. The cubes fit standard 13x13" canvas square totes , which is nice too!