The desk is very sturdy, the style very appealing and the directions to put it together very easy to follow. It came well packaged too. This is why I was very disappointed to find that the exterior of the desk is darker than pictured, and extremely textured, too textured to write on a piece of paper laying on the top of the desk. The exterior of the desk looks like an old worn piece of furniture. The inside of the keyboard drawer looks more like what is pictured on the website for the whole desk and is very smooth,  which would have made a nice exterior. Had the exterior been better, I would have given 5 stars. I would not recommend this desk unless you are going to cover the top.