I love the look of the desk, but I expected it to be sturdier. The shelves are on the wobbly side. Assembly was easy and straightforward, but I have put together a LOT of furniture. I really wanted to leave it straight out across the wall. However, the desk portion is wider than the shelving, and instead of designing it so that the desk sticks out only on one side of the shelves, it is centered. Therefore, when left straight, the shelves sit several inches off the wall, making it unstable. So, I gave in and put it in the corner. The desk is advertised and shown to be usable in either position, but the poor design makes that impractical.