I liked the look of this desk and it seemed well built for the price until the track that holds one of the drawers separated less than a week after I had it. I was able to fix it with glue and nails. I realized that a lot of the weight of the drawers is put on the tracks which are made out of a particle board of some sort. I think this is a design flaw. With that said the desk fits nicely into my kitchen and is big enough to hold a laptop and for my kids to do their homework. The top is a richly grained oak which is not easy to tell from the picture online.