The desk came in exactly as pictured, was built within 15 minutes, and seems very sturdy! My only complaint is that the desk had a slight chip in the top right corner of the wood-finish overlay, probably caused due to stress during the shipping process. No other pieces had any dents, scratches, or chips to speak of. One thing I did not expect was actually the wood-finish overlay. I am really happy with that extra texture detail, but I don't think the stock photos displayed it well, so I've included a picture here. Overall, I'm extremely pleased with the purchase, and got exactly what I was expecting.