I bought this desk to use as a vanity/dressing table, but I have a LOT of books, and I was giving up a bookshelf. I won't say I was able to completely fit everything I had on the old bookshelf, but it fit 95% of what I had. It works great as a vanity/dressing table, looks very stylish. It was quite easy to put together, although given its size, a 2nd set of hands to turn it upright is helpful.