This is exactly what I needed! I rely on my TV table as a bedside table to hold everything I need when I have to rest and can't get up. I have 2 cats (need I say more? I will anyway!) who are eternally curious as to whether or not gravity is still working. It is. So things tend to end up in various disarray-ngements on the floor - until now. The lip is not too big to make it hard to reach over while lying down, but suffices to protect various objects, large and small from oh-so-gently sliding off the top at the slightest tap of a paw or nudge of a nose. Besides, there's an elegance of simplicity about the design that is pleasing to me. It's slightly larger and taller than my previous one (which is helpful!), and at least as sturdy.