I really like the desk and I think it looks nice in the space where I have it. However it is very difficult to put together. I spent an hour the night before categorizing and sorting all of the different parts and numbering them and then the next day it still took us 3 hours to put the thing together. And there were a couple of places where we came very close to installing a panel backwards or upside down. Additionally when putting the drawers together  I thought I followed the directions exactly but still was left over with a whole bunch of wooden dowels  that I think I should have put in the drawers  but it's too late now . But at the end of the day we got it done and it does look nice