It's a beautiful desk and looks exactly like the photo shown.  The material is sturdy and good quality and looks very luxurious and way more expensive.  I was hesistant to purchase when I read other reviews about it being difficult to put together.  The directions are harder to read because it's mostly pictures and no instructions, but as long as you have a power drill you should be good.  Once I started using my drill it took me no time at all to put together.