As other reviewers noted, it was a real pain to put together. The screws weren't long enough to attach the angled pieces across the back so we ended up buying new ones at the hardware store. The desk is a little tall for anyone shorter than 6 feet (and I'm not really short - 5'8"), but I kind of expected that since all desks are made that tall these days. But despite all that, I do like it a lot. The desk came packaged pretty well (only one ding, and that was on the back corner and easily touched up with a wood touch-up marker), it was an excellent price for all real wood, and it looks very nice in my office. I would recommend this desk to others, but take a deep breath before starting to assemble.