I really like this desk. There is a good amount of work room on the surface and it is tall enough to fit a large chair under comfortably. The only negative comment I have is that I saw in a previous comment where it was easy to build it opposite the picture shown where the shelf is on the right but it was not very easy to do. I had to take a hit on structural support by doing it this way as there was no way I could figure out to fit the stabilizing bar correctly with the adapted set up. It still seems like it will be sturdy enough... fingers crossed.