I love love love this desk with the shelves. It was exactly what I needed for my crafting station. The extra wide desk is awesome to spread items out on and having the shelves within arms reach makes it super convenient.  It took my husband and I about 2 hours to assemble.  The directions are all pictures, and many of the pieces were not labeled. But we were able to figure them out by matching them to the pictures. It would have been helpful to have a description with the pictures.  Overall I am very pleased with my purchase for the price.