This is a fantastic coffee table. For everyone that always has way to many things setting on the table around you. I always have a ton of little things out of my purse on my coffee table. ( Lip gloss, nail file, pen, notepad, body spray, cell phone, ashtray, cigarettes, various lighters, nail polish, charger, fish, food, flash light, coins, dollars, business cards, etc...) I finally have a great little hiding spot for it all. With the hidden storage you wont be able to see it all. Usually its just thrown into a basket but now I can hide it. And then there is the desk part of it. I answer the phone and have to make a note of an appointment or list. Now I dont have to run around the house looking for a pen and paper, I can have my laptop right there with me to jot anything down with. What a fabulous thing it is. I love this coffee table! I think that you will too.