Five-tier Cappuccino Leaning Ladder Style Magazine Book shelf

If you need a simple stylish and decent book shelf, then this item is for you. Its contemporary in looks, good quality and fits well against the wall. The cappuccino color is rich and has a nice finish to it. If you need to place heavy items on this, I wouldn't recommend buying it. Heavy = placing lots of hard back books and large potted plants. It took some time to put together, it's not a simple snap, snap and there you go. You will need to read the directions or at the very least, look at the pictures to put it together. One negative thing, the little screw covers on the side, the ones use to hide the screw tops, they keep popping off. So you will need to permanently glue them in place. Overall, I give it a 5 rating as it met my expectations and needs.

We bought this given the reviews and were disappointed. First, it arrived four days after the last date for shipment. Second, once it arrived, pieces were missing. Then we got to go to Home Depot to try and find the pieces needed to put it together properly. Third, its not as sturdy as it looks from the pictures so be wary about buying this unit. We thought seriously about returning it. But after waiting so long to get it in the first instance, we decided to just suck it up as we really just needed the shelving. We would have been happier buying something else of slightly better quality and getting it faster.On the upside, the wood grain is nice. Also, when I wrote to the seller to say "hey, where is the shelf" on the last day when it should have been delivered, I did get back a prompt and polite email saying "It will be there in four days." Such is life.REVISION: Upon attempts at construction, we were even more displeased. The construction of the pieces was such that we couldn't even put the screws on. It turns out that pieces of the wood had to be taken apart and new holes drilled to complete assembly. I'm incredibly glad my husband could figure it out (he's an engineer), but honestly this has been FAR MUCH more hassle than we needed. I wish we had never purchased this shelf. There are better alternatives out there.UPDATE: One year on, we should also note that, when we moved, it was easily damaged. The movers tried to be very careful (as we told them it was weak construction) but it just keeps busting in all sorts of places. A year later, when we can hardly put anything on it, I still wish we had never bought this. I'm about ready to put it in the dump.

This was said to cappuccino in color like the rest of my furniture, and it's not at all that color. It is a lot lighter in color, but sending a large item like this back is a pain so I put it together in protest. It's made well and will hold a good amount of weight on each shelf, to bad it's the wrong color.

I bought a similar unit from Penny's a couple of years back and it is great, thick 1-1/8" side braces, and is strong and sturdy. I wish this one was. It is very weak. Not only does it shake from side to side, but the braces or sides are only 3/4" thick, which might contribute to the flimsiness. Now the other problem. It all went together in about 1/2 hour, just me assembling it. No problem. This one however had a 4" long brace that attaches to the bottom of the bottom shelf, not what is on my other unit. Now I know why. The shelves tilt back when you put books on them. I noticed this when I was putting a large book on the bottom shelf with a 3/4" clearance, but it only went back about 3/4 of the way. Couldn't figure it out until I happen to tilt the next shelf up off the back side of the book. The shelf, although very sturdy when it was assembled, now is quite loose and has about a 1.5" tilt up and down. So I tested the next shelf, same thing. These shelves are very loose, despite the fact I glued in the dowel pins as instructed and screwed in the center screw nice and tight. So now I will either have to put up with it, or make some braces to go either under the shelves to steady them, or in the back of the shelves. I won't be getting this one again, and I wanted to get at least 2 or 3 more. I'll get another brand. Even if it costs more. Now I know why this one was the cheapest of all out there. You get what you pay for as the saying goes. I am being generous with the 3 star rating. Just hope it doesn't fall down.Another unsatisfied customer left a comment and I thought I would mention that I found a couple of "good" shelf units with the dadoes in the sides to hold the shelves at Lowes. Cannot remember their brand name. I bought the two units they had left, at the time, so this would be a good place to look if you want a sturdy unit. The one I bought here off Amazon is still in use, however, having to brace the bottom shelf is something that should not be required of the customer to figure out and fix on their own. It is a bad design.

I was a bit disappointed with this ladder bookshelf. The packaging looked as though it had been opened and terribly taped together. There were several small scratches on it. I thought the cappuccino color would be more brown. I would say it is more of a rust brown. The stickers that label each piece are difficult to get off. Also, I would recommend having someone help you put it together. With all of that said, I do like it now that it is all together. You cannot see the small scratches. It seems to be pretty sturdy and looks nice in our living room.

I can't believe this is solid wood! So easy to install because shelves are pre-assembled... all you have to do is install the ladder post! 15 minutes it took me to install by myself. It looks fabulous in my bedroom!

My 84 year old mother put this together in 30 minutes...and she used the glue. It fits snug against the wall where it should and doesn't take up a ton of floor space. The color is good. I'm a person with a lot of doo-dads, so I'll be adding at least two more to my furnishings. For me, this is a dream come true for an apartment dweller. The price and quality are a bargain, even though the finish might not be what some demand. I would recommend this to anyone who needs to display some books, but mostly sit-em-arounds. Try it, you'll like it.