Beautiful desk once assembled. Lots of pieces but I was able to assemble myself in 2 hrs and that’s with stopping to attend to my daughter here and there. All the little metal details are nailed on but I guess that makes it look more expensive. There is one part in the direction that says assistant needed. Not true , I was able to do alone. All the pieces are clearly labeled and the needed materials were all individually packaged and labeled in accordance with the instruction manual. I was impressed by that!