I'm graduating from college and live in a small (400sqft) apartment. Since I won't need all of the extra storage that I needed for school, I bought this desk to fit in the little nook in my apartment to open up some walking space. I haven't used it extensively yet, but it's done all I need it to so far!  Putting it together wasn't too difficult.  The hardware stood up well against my lack of grace with a screwdriver.