The desk is great!  It is just what I was looking for.  It is 48" by 24" which is a good size for my room.  I like the washed out wood look too.  The wood is more sturdy than I expected, not thin pieces of particle board.  It looks very pretty as you can see.  I am complementing it with a pink chair and storage ottoman.  I also just ordered the matching bookcase.  The only beef I had is that the instructions that came with the package were basically diagrams.   I am practically a pro at putting furniture together at this point of my life so I was able to put the whole thing together no problem, but it still took me about 1 - 1/5 hours.  It has about 6 main pieces, the sides/legs, the front and back panels, the bar in the back and the top.   But now that it is done, I really like it.   It would also be nice if it had a pencil drawer but not the end of the world.