The other reviewers were not kidding when they said this desk takes a lot of time to put together. It took about an hour and half for my husband and I to get together. The directions do not match up in a couple of spots on the pictures, but we believe we got it the best we could. The drawers do not slide very well and the desk overall is a little wobbly, but it looks nice. Hopefully it will hold up as time goes on.