They were a lot of pieces when we opened the box, but it went together very easily and all the parts and pieces were marked and nothing was missing. The only issue we had was during the step where you attach the drawer to the top of the desk, the predrilled holes didn't line up correctly. Not a huge deal, we made it work and it's fine. Learn from my mistake and make sure you have the drawer separator insert IN the drawer before attaching the drawer to the desktop. We didn't and then had to undo a bracket and jimmy the separator bar in. Not ideal, but it worked. Lots of storage, open on both ends so two people can sit and work across from each other. No space is wasted, there it storage on both sides, and the instructions give two different options for putting it together so you can choose which side you want your shelves etc. I plan to use this as a sewing table as I have a much larger craft table, and I'm very happy with the purchase.