This is perfect for the job. We wanted an open rack to encourage the children to use it and it's working so far! It was easy to assemble and looks good in our porch. The only thing I would say is it is you can only fit four pairs of shoes on each shelf so it's more of a 20 shoe rack as the hooks on the side aren't great as shoe holders. The gaps between the shelves are also quite narrow so high heels have to go on the top shelf only.