The color of the desk is accurate to the photos and it seems really sturdy. Assembly was decently easy, except towards the end it requires screws screwed into predrilled holes that are the size of a pin. It was incredibly hard to get together at that point.  The holes were in places too tight to fit our drill, so we had to manually work at it. And unfortunately, the predrilled holes were crooked, so now the door and drawer are skewed a bit. It's only noticeable if you're looking for it, but it's all I see now.