Love this shelf!!!  It was even nicer than I expected.  I have a very handy husband who was going to build me a shelf like this but materials were going to cost a little more then this shelf plus all the time that goes into building it.  For the price I wasn't expecting much but this is a heavy, sturdy and big unit!  I put it in my kitchen and it works perfectly for holding coats, back packs, lunch boxes, mail, everything!