I bought this tie rack for my husband and it works great. It is shaped like a regular clothes hanger, and I placed it in the front of his closet to hold his neckties. It's neither awkwardly large nor too small, and it has a very handsome look to it as all the hardware is shiny brass and the cedar is highly polished. Because it's shaped like a regular clothes hanger, just wider, it keeps things very neat-looking. My ONLY complaint is that I wish they would've put some type of rubber or texture on the hooks themselves so that satin ties don't slip and fall off. This doesn't happen too often, however, and I'm satisfied with my purchase, but I feel I could've given it five stars if they would've textured or put rubber feet on the brass hooks.