Once it is together, it is a beautiful desk. However, putting it together is a complete hassle. There are very few pre-marked/ pre-drilled areas. As a result, you must be comfortable measuring and marking the desk for drilling. While some of the other reviews discussed how hard putting it together was, I didn't realize just how complicated and convoluted the instructions are. Unless you are handy (or have a lot of patience), I wouldn't recommend doing this on your own.