This desk took one person about 2.5 hours to build. The instructions were clear and each piece was correctly labelled with its corresponding number in the instructions so it was easy to follow along and not make a mistake. The wood looking stickers to cover the bolts are a little tacky, and there is a little paint chip around where you tighten the bolts (hence the stickers), but overall does not take away from the look and feel of the piece.