I'm sorry to take off a point, but being constructed of bamboo, the slats on the shelves are not straight and level, so you must be careful when placing items on each shelf. This Shelving Unit is also 2 inches too wide for my specific purpose in a small bathroom. I will have to relocate this particular Shelving Unit and continue my search for one that has 12-inch deep shelves, instead of 14-inch shelves. I still feel sure in stating that you could easily store towels on these shelves, and they would live happily. That will probably be my re-purposing of this Shelving Unit.