I absolutely LOVE the look of this shelf. It is the one piece of furniture in my living room that *makes* the entire room. I don't normally leave reviews right away so I waited on this one. I have had this shelf for 1 year and 5 months. I spent alot of money on it so I was hoping it would last me a long time. 
The shelf is extremely heavy and solid. I just noticed today that my 2nd and 3rd (from the bottom) shelves are both starting to bow. The weight of the planks above it and also what is set on the shelves is not properly supported, so the shelves are bowing. Im extremely upset about it because I love the shelf. It doesn't look like its going to last that long. If it starts bowing any more than it is, it will become really unstable and have to be taken a part. So upset!