The assembly was easy. The desk was well packed and yet one corner was slightly damaged. I kept the desk and will use a repair/mar marker to mask it. The desk drawers are well made and spacious and only needed to reverse the handles. I'm very happy with the desk. But the hutch is less well made. The drawers are wood on wood. There was one place where the laminate was damaged, and again I will use a repair marker to mask it.