Yes i love the drafting table. Especially after my DH attached my cutting mat to it. I have no trouble reaching the baskets on the shelf. When he was putting them up, he had me reach up and he measured so he knew where to put the shelf. And if i want to reach the very back of the shelf, I have a step stool. I am not sure you can see it in the pics but the shelf is on a drop down wall that is covering all the florescent lighting. When I am sitting at my machines, I turn on the lightse and they shine down with no shadowing. It is perfect.