For a person who knows how to build furniture, this is beyond difficult. The instructions are tiny pictures with NO words or instructions. Great if you Guess right. I do NOT recommend this desk. Also, the picture looks like it's a gray wood, but it's plain brown wood finish. 10 stars for ALLMODERN, as they have the best customer service agents, who resolved my issues professionally and friendly. I will continue to buy from ALLMODERN, but never anything that states difficult to assembly.