We bought this desk for our daughter to do her school work on. It is sturdy, but heavy! Still, it has a lot of room for her books and for her to spread out her school work. The only issue we had with it was that it came damaged (caused by the shipping company). Matter of fact, we had to have a few pieces shipped twice because the shipping company was reckless (both the original delivery and second delivery was damaged). That aside, I highly recommend the desk. If it comes to you damaged, customer service will steer you to the manufacturer who is more than happy to help you get replacement parts (you just need to be patient).