I live in one of those modern apartments with limited kitchen counter space, so I was looking for something that would serve as both additional counter space, as well as an eating area. This piece worked perfectly, I don’t even use my counters when I’m prepping my meals. It’s easy to put together, and the size is as pictured. High enough to serve as a counter. I think the only downside is the material that’s used on it...it got wet the one time and when I tried to wipe the water, a little piece of the material came off. It’s small enough that you won’t notice it unless you know (which unfortunately I do), but over learned that when it gets wet, you just have to leave it to air dry. Just need to be careful with it