Desk was easy to put together, and looks very nice. I like the fact that I could choose the height of the shelves so we could fit the computer tower on one side. We went with the darker brown color, and it doesn't look super cheap. It has a texture to the panels to simulate real wood. Once put together, it's easy to move around...lightweight. There was some damage to a corner of the large part of the desk in a very visible area and to the bottom of one of the legs, but Wayfair made it right and sent us a new desk! This was a good purchase!