This was the most difficult piece of furniture I have ever put together.  It scratched easily and the instructions were incorrect.  The pieces did not fit together easily.  I'm pretty handy and it took days to get this thing together.  I had multiple people helping me at different times and we all agreed that we hate this desk.  Once built it did look good in the space, after I repaired the dings.  For the time it took, I would pay more money for a better quality desk.