The desk is sturdy, and I like the simple, functional design. The assembly instructions are easy to follow, but they call for assembling the desk upside down, then flipping it upright after it's assembled. If you don't have help to turn the assembled desk upright (you can't do it by yourself without risking damage by putting too much sidewise weight on a set of legs), an alternative is to lay the larger desktop across a worktable or sawhorses, then lay on the floor to attach the legs. I used a folding table, then collapsed it to pull it out from under the desk. The rest of the assembly is intuitive from there.