I originally bought two of these for use as pet supplies shelves. Now that I've moved, I'm using them on the shelf above the refrigerator and the shelf near the washbasin. (The shelf above the washing machine already had a shelf attached.) Because of the shape of the rear tension rod, you don't have to worry about the size of the things you put in front of it, and because the shelf isn't too big, you can install it anywhere. However... please be careful not to overlook the height! There was a place I wanted to put it in when I moved, but I gave up because it was 200 cm high. It was good because it was highly versatile and could be used in other places, but I think I would have bought more if it had been designed to be usable from 180 cm up.