much better

This piece of furniture is now about 4" shorter

since my husband cut it down.  

It had been an awkward height for the places I have tried to use it.

Now polished and restocked,

it sits in front of my recliner (that's my husband's black recliner in the background).

I employed a pair of idle brass shell bookeneds

to hold a few of the smaller books on top of the stand.

MUCH better!