Let me say first that the instructions are terrible. Read very carefully. And the color is different than shown. The pic looks gray, in the description says espresso, I swear this is basically black though. I don't see the espresso. It's still fine. It's super heavy, but once constructed it's sturdy and I can fit my shoes no problem, most of my husband's shoes fit, the bigger shoes I have to put one in each slot, or leave them in the coat closet.