I love the desk!!!!  It is smaller than I anticipated it to be but it will work fine for what I need it for.  The assembly literally took my dad a entire day.  It had over a 100 screws and pieces to put together.  It wasn't a easy project.  The instructions were easy to follow it just took a long time with all the different pieces.  The desk seems like it's built well. There are some lines in the wood across the top that aren't part of the wood grain.  It looks like a manufacturer defect.  Maybe it is part of the distressed look.  The only one thing about the quality that I would lower the rating for is the wood.