The desk build quality and the finish on the piece is definitely below average! This in not by any means a high quality piece of furniture! The worst part about it was the holes made to attach the top of the desk to the file drawer did not line up and I can see multiple hole patches where they tried to make it line up but still were not successful. I hade to drill my own holes to put the thing together. Its a good thing I have the tools and knowledge because it would have been a complete nightmare to re-box and ship this thing back ugh! honestly that is the only reason I did not return it.