"I purchased the eight-cube bookcase to replace our "art table". We had a table in the corner of our dining area that was dedicated to my daughters' art supplies. The table was always a mess - piled high with drawings, crayons, sticker books, collages, sculptures, pine cones .... You get the idea. Creative children often leave behind, um, creative messes. The table was such a mess that they would take their supplies off of it and do their artwork on at the kitchen table. What to be done? The 8-cube bookshelf came to the rescue! I bought it in honey, so it looks like a "real" piece of furniture (not just kid's furniture). I bought a few canvas bins which work wonderfully for hiding said creative messes. The shelf itself was easy to put together, is sturdy, and is strong and stable. I had been concerned that it might feel like a flimsy, cheap particle board piece of furniture (the lack of details about its construction in the catalog increased my concerns) but it turned out to be a great piece. No worries. I highly recommend this bookshelf."