Putting the desk together was pretty straight forward. It took maybe an hour and a half or so to put together, but it might be quicker and easier to put together with two people. The instructions were easy to follow. I needed a corner desk for multiple computer monitors, a laptop, etcetera. It comes with something for a CPU tower stand, which I did not use. There is a nice wood grain to it accented with black metal. It is overall a good size, though I wish it had a little more depth. It works for what I have right now and helped solve a problem with my set up.