I have written a review for the matching 5 shelf book case... we bought one of these and two of the 5-shelf cases to line up together against the wall. These book cases are really heavy, sturdy pieces. Took about an hour for each case to be assembled, but it was easy enough. The shelves are very deep with really thick, heavy boards to support whatever it is you want to display up there. I don't foresee these shelves bowing like our old book case did with the weight of my 100,000 books and decorations. Be aware though, the picture shows the cases as more white than they actually are. We found that they were more of an off-white creamy color. More true to the "antiqued" color they are described to be.