These are just FANTASTIC bookcases!! Well-designed, fairly easy to put together (less than 45 minutes!), and we are actually using one as a room divider by laying it on its long side...which works remarkably well and gets substantially more compliments than the upright one in another room. I will say that the dark taupe from Monarch Specialties is definitely more of a true taupe than a grey, unlike some other companies I've come across. I was worried that some of the "cubbyholes" would not be usable due to odd shapes/sizes like some other bookcases I've seen of this design, but there is only one little cubbyhole in the corner I haven't used yet and it's barely even noticeable. Kudos to whomever came up with the design, as it flowers well together and makes it easy to display items both symmetrically and asymmetrically if you so desire.