For the price I thought that it would be real wood  but it's compressed junk with a lament over it. Very disappointed in quality.. plus it took forever to arrive at my house because some how box 2 of 2 (a 6ft 100lbs box!) got lost in shipping.   Wayfair fixed the issue by sending me a new desk but didn't expedite shipping like they sold have. I finally got my desk and I'm now stuck with the original box 1 of 2 that came with my first shipment.. it's going in the trash soon.