my family's had this glass kitchen table ever since we came to america in 1989. when we lived in queens, it was in my parents' room which doubled as a living room, and i would constantly clutter it with my toys and notebooks. when my mother told me to "clean it up," i would just take all the items and line them up neatly on the table, instead of removing any of it.there's much less clutter on it now that it's used as our dining table.