My twelve year old son put it together in two and a half hours.   The desk is held together by glue pegs and screws!  Believe it or not the result is solid and beautiful.  We love its minimalist look!  It sits nicely in the corner of his bedroom.  It looks solid and gracefull.  It has a small foot print!  It does not have a surface large enough for a big monitor/ computer.  The computer you get has to be small. My son has a small laptop on it.   We odered a natural chair with padded back to go with it,  as it does not have a matching chair.  The color of the desk has a varnish and is near natural finish.  It is a tiny bit darker than natural.  We are very happy with the purchase.  I took off a star because some of the desk had tiny scratches but they are nearly unnoticable! Nice product and service Wayfair!