This desk fit the space in my room PERFECTLY. And I love it...now that it's built. If I knew how difficult it would be to put together, I probably would not have gotten it. But, I did it (with some assistance from my poor mom). There was one mistake putting the drawers together, but it was easy enough to go back and fix. The directions are a little confusing at times. I'd say it took me about 4 hours total to assemble.