The desk is great! Bought 2 of them. The directions are exact, BUT you must know what they mean. 1st desk took about 5 hours to assemble because I kept having to take apart and reassemble. Each time I remarked: "Oh, that's what _____ ment" 2nd desk took about an hour and a half, no redo at all. Plan on time to assemble and be very careful to look at everything in the diagram.