This desk is much nicer than I expected! I bought the grey color, and I was worried it would look like cheap laminate, but it actually looks like real wood grain. It is more matte than glossy, which I think helps. 

Like other reviewers have said, it was not easy to put together. I don't know that two people would have helped, other than for speed, because I was able to manipulate all the pieces without any help. There are just a lot of steps - it took me about 90 minutes start to finish. It was worth it for the price and quality!