First of the the desk is incredibly stylish looking.  It fits very well with my room/style and I like that it is large enough with ample work space but that it also does not overwhelm the room/corner that it is in. Second there are very few pieces that actually need to be put together and therefore I put the entire desk together by myself. 

The negative to me (even though I gave it 4 stars) is two things: 1: the top came with a chunk missing out of the underside. It was a scenario where you would never see it and it was not large enough to ship back but that was disappointing. Second, the instructions are  SUPER vague. You kind of have to fuss with the desk until it makes sense and once it does it is a breeze to put together.