I Received The Desk And The Box Said It Was A Dining Room Table. I Had To Have A Few Calls To Customer Service To Figure It Out. Apparently Wayfair Calls It A Desk, But The Manufacturer Calls It A Dining Room Table. I Would Say It Is More Like A Dining Room Table. The Term Writing Desk Refers To A Flat Surfaced Top, Which This Is Definitely Not. I Was A Little Disappointed. In The Pictures Of It, It Did Seem Flat. I Decided Not To Return It Because It Was All Set Up And A Pain To Send Back. It Is Pretty Though