Typical press board, assemble furniture. There is one small ding from shipping and of course it is the front corner, not the back. Took my husband about 4 hours to assemble it himself and a couple of the screws he had to change and use something else to get it to work. I like the L-shape, I like the storage on the ends, and I like the light blonde wood tone. It is not large and fits in a corner nicely. That being said a large chair/person may feel cramped. I'm a petite woman with a small task chair so it works. The matching file cabinet is nice and good for a TV on top. This would be a good desk for a student. The cabinet is not for a computer tower, it is a little book shelf cabinet and has one shelf in the middle that you can adjust or remove.