The desk ended up nice, I knew there might be some assembly issues based on the reviews but I was hopeful, and I haven’t seen anything else like this in my search for a desk. Again, even though I read the reviews, I was amazed there were not pre-drilled holes in the solid wood pieces! I am so glad I read the reviews or I really would have been questioning my sanity looking at the directions compared to the product. One corner of the top was damaged, nothing that affects operation, but unfortunately the corner that is most visible in the room.  Despite this, I’d still recommend purchasing, it’s a nice piece, solid wood, very functional.