I would not put this in a child's room.  It looks attractive and there is no assembly required, which are definite pluses.  The big con is that it is very wobbly and shakes from side to side.  I was able to make use of it because I am only placing items that do not get moved often and I have no children in the house.  However, I would not want to count on it to not topple over if the items were heavy or moved around a lot.  Plus children could definitely pull it over without much effort.