I am disappointed that there is a large, deep scratch on the side of the desk that we noticed when we opened the box. I decided to keep it anyway because I am teaching from home and need a workspace and because it was tough lugging it up a flight of stairs.

Thaf being said, this is a BEAUTIFUL piece of furniture. It is very heavy! Had to have my husband carry it up to our 2nd floor apartment but I was able to put it together myself (twice, because I did it backwards the first time) in under an hour.