This desk is beautiful!! Assembly was easy, I only had to attach the legs. The blue is a deep navy and the top is smooth.  Unfortunately, there was a very small crack in the front corner of one of the drawers. I'll have to glue it down so it doesn't chip off. Also, the legs look like brass but they're actually a yellow gold painted metal. There's no chips, but the yellow gold screw caps were packed with the washers and lock nuts and some of the paint chipped off and you can see the dark metal beneath. Not a big deal as its not too noticeable but the manufacturer should package those parts separately.