I'm very pleased with this writing desk as it's quite sturdy and looks beautiful. I put a runner over it to protect the surface, but I'm thinking about taking it off because the solid Mango wood looks fantastic. My only complaint would be that some of screw eyelets that attach the legs to the top were a little bent, but it didn't cause any problems when putting it together; I just had to be careful about maintaining alignment of the base while screwing everything in. All in all, the Nunn desk was a great purchase.