I bought five of these bookshelves to create a built-in look on a long back wall. They look exactly as described online and are great when put together. However two of my shelves had a broken piece. I called South Shore and they replaced those parts for free, but I had to wait about 10 days for the replacements to arrive which was very frustrating. They are very easy to assemble once you understand the instructions, but the instructions are only pictures without any directions so that can be confusing. Overall I recommend these shelves.