Purchased this for my 8 year old daughters bedroom. It took my husband and my 11 year old son 3 hours to assemble. My husbands eyes nearly popped out his head when he saw the assembly book instructions. It even had some humor in the instructions  "nows a good time to take a break and fix a drink!" With a photo of a wine glass.! Funny! I will say that the instructions were pretty easy to follow and there was no swearing while putting it together! So either it was pretty easy or the cocktails really helped! My daughter loves the desk and the quality is pretty nice. The top is really natural/rustic  wood, so keep in mind this probably wouldn't go well with other high polished furniture pieces. Very natural and rustic. Nice desk! Love the shelves under the drawers too!

Pros: Sturdy 
Cons: Assembly time