While I like my new desk very much, I choose 2 stars due to the very difficult assembly required. The problem is with the poor/vague instructions. We have assembled other furniture pieces prior to this one without a problem. This one found me thinking I would have gladly paid more to have purchased a desk already assembled. Good news is, my husband and I managed to assemble it without killing each other :(  After approx. 8 hours of trying to understand the instructions and hoping we got it right,  we finally finished the assembly and the desk is perfect. It is exactly what I was looking for. Would only recommend to potential buyers who are not intimidated by a having to assemble NUMEROUS parts with very little guidance.