The desk looks nice after adjustments made to the construction, but it wasn't any bargain, in my opinion. It's hard to tell from the photo (as always), but the desk top is in three pieces. There are four metal brackets that are supposed to be screwed underneath to hold the three pieces together. When assembling the desk, we saw that the brackets weren't even needed to secure the top, and they only served to hold the three pieces of the desk top apart so that there were significant cracks between the pieces. When looking down on the desk from the top, the metal could be seen glinting through the cracks. So...we unscrewed all four brackets and pushed the three pieces of the desk top together as much as possible. There are still clear cracks between the three pieces, so we will likely add two wood pieces underneath to secure and block the light coming through. For the price, the desk really shouldn't have odd construction issues like this, and the consumer shouldn't have to redesign.