I've been using this for almost two years, and it's still in good condition. Each side holds about one load of laundry (depending on the size of your washing machine), which I like. I had a larger hamper before that lulled me into not realizing how much laundry I really needed to do. It's attractive enough to have out in my bedroom, almost like a piece of furniture. Personally, I never take the liners out, I just pull the  clothes out into a laundry basket when I'm getting ready to do laundry. The only thing I don't like is that mine is slightly more yellowish in tone than the picture, so it's a little off from my warm, espresso furniture. Since this is a natural product though, I understand there may be some color variation.