The desk is functional, and it looks great from a little distance, but up close it looks a little cheap. The drawers aren't exactly flush with the edges of the desk, and one of the drawers has a very difficult time pulling out and in. Some of the stickers that labeled each piece didn't come off well and left a residue, and some of the edges of the wood are somewhat visible under the brown lamination. My husband spent over 3 hours assembling the desk, and in hindsight, it would have been worth it to us to buy a pre-made desk. But we have the desk now and it functions so we will use it and it will be okay.