I placed my hall tree on the first landing of the stairs entering my apartment. I figured it made sense so you can place your jackets and shoes before you even make it up all the stairs. It seems pretty sturdy and I like that it has like a bench for someone to seat when taking off or putting on shoes for little ones. But I ending up getting this just when the summer weather got here so haven’t needed to place a sweater or jacket on it just yet. But I will add an update in regards to that at the bottom when I do.