I got this for a fan that my fiance insisted on placing on the floor . . . it looked nice in the living room tucked in between similarly styled wood pieces, but now that we don't use the fan (it's wintertime), it's kind of just sitting out on our patio . . . anyhow, what anyone considering this piece needs to know is that it's sturdy and has held up to the weather conditions outside . . . now if I could just get to finishing it . . . but that's on me :)