This cupcake stand was made for me by my parents' neighbour, and I am so happy he would. It took him a couple of hours and some leftover wood. The stand can be separated as the stick in the middle are four smaller sticks screwed together with the plates in between (I hope this makes sense), so I can make it smaller if I only need 3 tiers. The plates are 8, 10, 12, 14 and 16 inches.